Laurent Dobuzinskis & Michael Howlett 
Policy Analysis in Canada [EPUB ebook] 

Policy analysis in Canada: an introduction ~ Laurent Dobuzinskis and Michael Howlett;

Part I: The profession of policy analysis in Canada;

The policy analysis profession in Canada ~ Stephen Brooks;

The “lumpiness” thesis revisited: the venues of policy work and the distribution of analytical techniques in Canada ~ Michael Howlett, Seck Tan, Adam Wellstead, Andrea Migone, and Bryan Evans;

Part II: Policy analysis at different levels of Canadian governments;

Policy analysis in the federal government: conditions and renewal initiatives in the Trudeau era ~ Robert P. Shepherd and Christopher Stoney;

Public policy in the provinces: more powering; less puzzling ~ Ken Rasmussen;

Policy analysis in local government ~ Daniel Henstra;

Part III: Policy analysis in the executive and legislative branches of Canadian government;

Policy analysis and the central executive ~ Jonathan Craft and Paul Wilson;

Policy capacity and recruiting expertise in public services: acquiring talent in evolving governance environments ~ Evert A. Lindquist;

The diminished invisible private service: consultants and public policy in Canada ~ Kimberly Speers;

Canadian legislatures, public policy and policy analysis ~ Ted Glenn;

Commissions of inquiry and policy analysis ~ Carolyn M. Johns and Gregory J. Inwood;

Part IV: Policy analysis outside government: parties, interest groups and the media;

The policy capacity of political parties in Canada ~ Greg Flynn and Marguerite Marlin;

Any better ideas? Think tanks and policy analysis in Canada ~ Donald E. Abelson;

Policy analytical capacity and Canadian business associations ~ Andrew Stritch;

Transforming governance patterns: challenges and opportunities for voluntary sector policy capacity ~ Rachel Laforest;

Policy analysis and advocacy in the Canadian labour movement: when the force of argument is not enough ~ Bryan Evans and Stephanie Ross;

Media and public policy ~ Andrea Lawlor;

From policy analysis to policy analytics ~ Justin Longo and Kathleen Mc Nutt;

Part V: Paedagogy and policy analysis in the Canadian university system;

Academics and public policy ~ Daniel Cohn;

Public policy studies in North America and Europe ~ Johanu Botha, Iris Geva-May, and Allan M. Maslove;

Part VI: conclusion;

Trends and directions in Canadian policy analysis and policy advice ~ Michael J. Prince.

Bryan Evans is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.