{"product_id":"deputy-ministers-in-canada-jacques-bourgault-9781442614277","title":"Deputy Ministers in Canada: Comparative and Jurisdictional Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollectively, provincial deputy ministers command the largest assembly of government budgets, employees, and influence in Canada, but despite their importance, they have not been the subject of systematic study until now. This unique volume, which deals with a uniquely significant topic, reviews the role of deputy ministers within government, providing a major new understanding of their responsibilities and interactions at both the federal and provincial levels. It also contributes important comparative analysis not previously available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions by many of Canada's most prominent scholars of public administration, \u003cem\u003eDeputy Ministers in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e examines a number of factors in the evolution of deputies' roles. Taking into account social, political, and administrative history, the essays probe topics such as the socio-economic characteristics of administrative elites, the politicization of recruitment processes, the impact of New Public Management, and varieties of ministerial-bureaucratic relations. Together, the essays in \u003cem\u003eDeputy Ministers in Canada \u003c\/em\u003emake an important contribution to the political science and public administration literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Bourgault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442614277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442614277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Jacques Bourgault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439169548543,"sku":"9781442614277","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ddaf0e36-18db-41f2-9381-d5c2397c7f1b.jpg?v=1777175904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deputy-ministers-in-canada-jacques-bourgault-9781442614277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}