Canada’s top public servants meet agency theory in the Harper years (2006–2015)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9962200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacques Bourgault (0000-0003-3608-1458, ENAP, Canada, corresponding author), James Iain Gow (Université de Montréal) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 302-319 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852320905348 |
| OpenAlex | W3008655655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 21 |
A survey of Canada’s top public servants was used to test the effects on them of the agency version of the public service bargain held by the Conservative government of Stephen Harper (2006–2015). Most results were as expected: increasing politicization and prime ministerial influence added much complexity to the deputy minister’s job; and ministers’ political staffers acted as guardians of the agency bargain. However, the survey led to the observation of a decline in ministers’ powers and to the surprising increase of the parliamentary accountability of deputy ministers, as well as to some challenge to the concept of public service bargains
Accountability · Agency (philosophy · Business · Coalition government · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public service · Service (business · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |