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Defending a Contested Ideal : Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008

Year: 2008

Type: book

Abstract: In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.

DOI: 10.26530/oapen_578766

Authors: Luc Juillet, Ken Rasmussen

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of Ottawa, Princeton University Press

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Funders: University of Ottawa, University of Regina, University of Toronto, China Scholarship Council

OpenAlex ID: W3230620