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Political Science Public Affairs & Administration

Policy Work in Canada

Professional Practices and Analytical Capacities

edited by Michael Howlett, Adam Wellstead & Jonathan Craft

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2017
Category
Public Affairs & Administration, Canadian, Social Services & Welfare, Social Policy, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442647374
    Publish Date
    Jan 2017
    List Price
    $89.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442668041
    Publish Date
    Jan 2017
    List Price
    $77.00

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Policy Work in Canada is an in-depth study into the levels of analytical capacity found within the federal and provincial governments as well as the non-governmental sector. By focusing on the individuals who craft public policy in Canada, this collection of eighteen chapters broadens and deepens our understanding of policy development in Canada.

 

The contributors to this volume empirically examine such topics as: the inherent characteristics of sophisticated policy analysis, the constraints that influence the outcome or style of analysis, the influence of policy analysis on democratic debate and lessons that can be learned from different jurisdictions within and outside of Canada. Policy Work in Canada provides a pathway for academics and public mangers alike to meet the challenges involved in crafting more nuanced and sophisticated public policy head-on.

About the authors

Laurent Dobuzinskis, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University has two different research and teaching interests: the history of political and economic thought, political economy (rational choice), and the philosophy of the social sciences; and public policy analysis. Michael Howlett is Burnaby Mountain Chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University, specializing in public policy analysis, political economy, and resource and environmental policy.

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Adam Wellstead is an associate professor of Environmental and Energy Policy at Michigan Technological University

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Jonathan Craft is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. He is a former provincial legislative assistant and federal public servant.

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