Author: Donald J. Savoie

In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy. In the following decade two individuals, Pierre E. Trudeau and Louis J. Robichaud, poi …

Thirty years ago, Anglo-American politicians set out to make the public sector look like the private sector. These reforms continue today, ultimately seeking to empower elected officials to shape pol …

The only rival to Harrison Mc Cain’s entrepreneurial success was his deep attachment to his Maritime roots. From Mc Cain’s beginnings in Florenceville, New Brunswick, the early mentorship he received …

Recent decades have shown the public’s support for government plummet alongside political leaders’ credibility. This downward spiral calls for an exploration of what has gone wrong. The questions, &q …

Originally published in 1988. Leading international researchers in regional economic development have contributed an integrated set of chapters reviewing the whole field and taking stock of current t …

Originally published in 1988. Leading international researchers in regional economic development have contributed an integrated set of chapters reviewing the whole field and taking stock of current t …

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Canada’s representative democracy is confronting important challenges. At the top of the list is the growing inability of the national government to perform its most important roles: namely mapping o …

What implications does the GDA approach have for federal-provincial relations? How does it relate to the constitutional division of responsibility? What advantages and drawbacks does it hold for Cana …

The ideological foundations of the contributors range from personalized neo-Marxism, through "extreme centre" neo-Keynesianism, to hard-line neoclassical mathematical economics. Despite thi …

Fiscal cutbacks, the public’s declining confidence in government, and new ideologies are forcing the public sector in industrialized democracies to undertake major reforms. In these essays contributi …

Distinguished scholars from six countries investigate the effects of reforms in a number of areas, including budgeting, personnel management, and accountability. While reforms have been beneficial in …

In Governance in the Twenty-first Century Canadian and international experts recognize both the difficulty of making predictions and the need to consider the future in order to prepare the public sec …

In this informative critique of contemporary leadership, renowned political scientist Donald Savoie poses and answers the crucial questions: where is power located, and who is in charge? In recent ye …

In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy. In the following decade two individuals, Pierre E. Trudeau and Louis J. Robichaud, poi …

Thirty years ago, Anglo-American politicians set out to make the public sector look like the private sector. These reforms continue today, ultimately seeking to empower elected officials to shape pol …

The only rival to Harrison Mc Cain’s entrepreneurial success was his deep attachment to his Maritime roots. From Mc Cain’s beginnings in Florenceville, New Brunswick, the early mentorship he received …

Recent decades have shown the public’s support for government plummet alongside political leaders’ credibility. This downward spiral calls for an exploration of what has gone wrong. The questions, &q …

Notes historiques sur le Nouveau-Brunswick – La région : évolution historique – Les premiers efforts – Un engagement renouvelé. Évaluation de quelques projets issus des ententes – La région : des ann …

La démocratie représentative canadienne se heurte à de grandes difficultés. Au sommet de leur liste figure l”incapacité croissante du gouvernement national à remplir ses rôles les plus essentiels, s …

Donald Savoie a grandi dans un petit village acadien et est devenu un auteur et un universitaire accompli. Ses livres ont eu un effet profond sur les politiques publiques du Canada et sur l’administr …

In this informative critique of contemporary leadership, renowned political scientist Donald Savoie poses and answers the crucial questions: where is power located, and who is in charge? In recent ye …

Donald Savoie a grandi dans un petit village acadien et est devenu un auteur et un universitaire accompli. Ses livres ont eu un effet profond sur les politiques publiques du Canada et sur l’administr …

Canada’s representative democracy is confronting important challenges. At the top of the list is the growing inability of the national government to perform its most important roles: namely mapping o …

La démocratie représentative canadienne se heurte à de grandes difficultés. Au sommet de leur liste figure l”incapacité croissante du gouvernement national à remplir ses rôles les plus essentiels, s …

Citizens have lost trust in their institutions of public governance. In trying to fix the problem, presidents and prime ministers have misdiagnosed the patient, failing to recognize that government b …

Citizens have lost trust in their institutions of public governance. In trying to fix the problem, presidents and prime ministers have misdiagnosed the patient, failing to recognize that government b …

Canada’s political structure runs contrary to North America’s economic geography and the north-south economic pull. Canada imported political and administrative institutions designed for a unitary st …

Canada’s political structure runs contrary to North America’s economic geography and the north-south economic pull. Canada imported political and administrative institutions designed for a unitary st …

La structure politique du Canada va à l’encontre de la géographie économique de l’Amérique du Nord et de l’attraction économique entre le nord et le sud. Le Canada a importé des institutions politico …

La structure politique du Canada va à l’encontre de la géographie économique de l’Amérique du Nord et de l’attraction économique entre le nord et le sud. Le Canada a importé des institutions politico …

Savoie considers the war of reform waged by the leaders of these major industrial countries. Reagan declared that he had come to Washington to "drain the swamp" of bureaucracy, and set up t …

The federal public service plays a vital role in Canada’s development by helping to shape public policies and deliver programs and services to Canadians. Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their Publi …

The federal public service plays a vital role in Canada’s development by helping to shape public policies and deliver programs and services to Canadians. Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their Publi …