Distributed Public Governance: Agencies, Authorities and Other Autonomous Bodies in Canada
Canada's experience in creating new organisational forms for service delivery is a product of its distinct culture and its political form, federalism. In 1867, Canada adopted a federal form of government. Because the new country included diverse linguistic, cultural and regional communities, fe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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OECD Publishing
2002
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Canada's experience in creating new organisational forms for service delivery is a product of its distinct culture and its political form, federalism. In 1867, Canada adopted a federal form of government. Because the new country included diverse linguistic, cultural and regional communities, federalism was seen as a compromise between full integration of the independent colonies and the status quo. Its champions thought that it would unite different communities under a common government for common purposes while preserving and respecting their differences and diversity through the creation of separate regional governments |
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| Physical Description: | 28 p |