Description
Book SynopsisAt the Pleasure of the Crown reveals that although the qualities that Canadian governments look for in senior public servants are subject to change, the political nature of bureaucratic appointments is enduring.
Trade Review"A sophisticated analysis of the consequences of the growing politicization of the public service as well as its increasing marginalization at the hands of new partisan sources of policy advice. Christopher Cooper goes well beyond the tired ‘strong first ministers’ thesis that has dominated this analysis in the recent past to bring much-needed nuance to this debate."—Ken Rasmussen, University of Regina
A sophisticated analysis of the consequences of the growing politicization of the public service as well as its increasing marginalization at the hands of new partisan sources of policy advice. Christopher Cooper goes well beyond the tired ‘strong first ministers’ thesis that has dominated this analysis in the recent past to bring much-needed nuance to this debate. -- Ken Rasmussen, University of Regina
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 To the Victor Go the Spoils: Traditional Explanations for Bureaucratic Turnover
2 Public Service Bargains: A New Model of Bureaucratic Turnover
3 Testing Public Service Bargains: A Descriptive Assessment of Bureaucratic Turnover
4 A Closer Look at Bureaucratic Turnover: Controlling for Alternative Causes
5 The Politics of Bureaucratic Turnover: Politicians’ Motivations
Conclusion
Notes; References; Index
