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Governing from the Centre The Concentration of
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Governing from the Centre The Concentration of
Power in Canadian Politics
Sinopsis
Redefined during the past thirty years, the
centre of government currently extends
itself further than ever before. Central
governmental agencies are 'where the rubber meets
the road', where public service meets politics,
and policy becomes reality. So who's driving this
car? Agencies such as the Privy Council Office,
the Finance Department, and the Treasury Board
exert their influence horizontally, deciding how
policy is made and how money gets spent
According to Donald Savoie, these organizations,
instituted to streamline Ottawa's planning
processes, instead telescope power to the Prime
Minister and weaken the influence of ministers,
the traditional line departments, and even
parliament, without contributing to more
rational and coherent policy-making.This is
scholarship at its best rigorous and riveting.
The government operates as a combination of known
procedures and the more elusive subtleties of
human relationships and unspoken codes of
behaviour. Donald Savoie's long-time involvement
in government affairs allows him to read through
the surface of the results of his extensive
research-which included several interviews with
elites-in order to expose all the levels of
power at play. Indispensable reading for students
of politics, public policy, and public
administration, Ottawa watchers, journalists,
lobbyists, and civil servants who want to know
what is really going on.
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Politics
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Redefined during the past thirty years, the
centre of government currently extends
itself further than ever before. Central
governmental agencies are 'where the rubber meets
the road', where public service meets politics,
and policy becomes reality. So who's driving this
car? Agencies such as the Privy Council Office,
the Finance Department, and the Treasury Board
exert their influence horizontally, deciding how
policy is made and how money gets spent
According to Donald Savoie, these organizations,
instituted to streamline Ottawa's planning
processes, instead telescope power to the Prime
Minister and weaken the influence of ministers,
the traditional line departments, and even
parliament, without contributing to more
rational and coherent policy-making.This is
scholarship at its best rigorous and riveting.
The government operates as a combination of known
procedures and the more elusive subtleties of
human relationships and unspoken codes of
behaviour. Donald Savoie's long-time involvement
in government affairs allows him to read through
the surface of the results of his extensive
research-which included several interviews with
elites-in order to expose all the levels of
power at play. Indispensable reading for students
of politics, public policy, and public
administration, Ottawa watchers, journalists,
lobbyists, and civil servants who want to know
what is really going on.