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Intergovernmental Policy Capacity in Canada

Inside the Worlds of Finance, Environment, Trade, and Health

Gregory J Inwood author Carolyn Johns author Patricia O'Reilly author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:25th Nov '11

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A comparative analysis of what prevents governments in Canada from working together on today's major policy challenges

In a highly networked world, where governments must cope with increasingly complex and inter-related policy problems, the capacity of policy makers to work intergovernmentally is not an option but a necessity.Gregory Inwood, Carolyn Johns, and Patricia O'Reilly offer unique insights into intergovernmental policy capacity, revealing what key decision-makers and policy advisors behind the scenes think the barriers are to improved intergovernmental policy capacity and what changes they recommend. Senior public servants from all jurisdictions in Canada discuss the ideas, institutions, actors, and relations that assist or impede intergovernmental policy capacity. Covering good and bad economic times and comparing insiders' concerns and recommendations with those of scholars of federalism, public policy, and public administration, they provide a comparative analysis of major policy areas across fourteen governments. Intergovernmental policy capacity, while of increasing importance, is not well understood. By examining how the Canadian federation copes with today's policy challenges, the authors provide guideposts for federations and governments around the world working on the major policy issues of our day.

ISBN: 9780773538948

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568 pages