February 21, 2006 POLS 4300.06

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February 21, 2006POLS 4300.06

• Final class Program Evaluation in Canadian
  Governments
• Leeson, Kroeger, Thomas Program Review
• Leeson tension between affordability and
  ideology in different provincial govts.
• Impact of both neo-conservatism and cutback in
  transfer payments from Feds

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• Conflicting goals in program review
  affordability versus ideology
• Processes in program review parties and
  parliamentary systems
• Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick,
  Saskatchewan no joint action on issues
• Budget outcomes new policy directions
• Neoconservatism the role of government

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• Kroeger same changes with Feds.
• Rae the end of Canada as we know it??
• Debt program transfer cutbacks
• Lack of political will re program review in Fed.
  Public Service expenditure control
• Federal bond ratings, offshore debt holders and
  the IMF Martins 1st priority
• Implementation Prov/Fed differences

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• Thomas lack of vision given limited resources
  inFederal Program Review 94-6
• Feds claimed to be working pragmatically toward a
  redefinition of Fed govts role
• Apparent support for NPM among Canadas political
  and public service elites
• NPM 10 key components, pp. 40-42
• Politics vs planning 6 questions to Depts.

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• Govt decisions impact on Depts, 43-44
• N.B.Central Agencies strongest supporters of
  reforms yet least impacted, pp.44-45
• Service pub service renewal, pp. 45-6
• Message of these program reviews, p.46
• No single best model for effective public
  management in democratic states
• Private sector ideas mistaken for solutions

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• Segsworth,eval policy practice in Ontario
• Methodology interviews over 13 years
• Phase 1of Program Eval Activity Review, 1982-90,
  pp. 61-62 (PCs)
• Phase 2 Program Review,1991-95, pp. 62-64 (NDP)
• Phase 3 Performance Measurement and
  Accountability,1995-2001,pp. 64-68(PCs)

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• A moving continuum questions and conclusions,
  pp. 68-71
• Reinke, A multi dimensional program evaluation
  model cost effectiveness, equity, fairness,
  sustainability
• Multiple goals not mutually exclusive
• 6 step framework to integrate goals through use
  of evaluative measures, 146-8

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• 2 measures of cost effectiveness and use of
  discounting, 148-49
• Calculating equity considerations strategies,
  pp. 150-152
• Relation between quality satisfaction, 152-158
  (charts, and diagrams)
• Defining sustainability, pp. 158-159
• Conclusionmanymeanings,need for clarity