Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Thinking about Canadian Society and Government
2. Ideologies of Government and Public Service
3. Institutions of Governance
4. Ministers and Cabinet Decision-Making Systems
5. Organizational Design and Management Decision Making
6. Financial Management
7. Human Resources Management
8. Issues in Management Reform
9. Accountability: Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Ethics
10. The Challenges of Leadership
Key Terms
Index

About the Author

David Johnson is a professor of political science at Cape Breton University.

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"Thinking Government delivers on its opening promise to prepare Canadian citizens to be informed and critical about whether their government is acting responsibly and responsively. From the opening pages to the end, this fair and insightful analysis clears away the smoke and mirrors that cloud perceptions of how Canadian government functions, manages, and acts to reveal how our state should work to serve citizens best." - Kathy L. Brock, Professor and Senior Fellow, School of Policy Studies and Department of Political Studies, Queen's University

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