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

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 hist...

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Main Authors:	Ken Rasmussen, Luc Juillet
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2021
Subjects:	JA1-92 Canadian Parliament public service commission democracy bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTJ Peace studies & conflict resolution
Online Access:	48239
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