Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This hist...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa
2008
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| Series: | Governance Series
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| Collection: | OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 264 p. |
| ISBN: | OAPEN_578766 9780776617770 |