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Sustaining good governance in the distributed age
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We’ve all seen the headlines – BC Ferries, Ornge, la Caisse de Depot, Newfoundland radiologists and the Canadian Nuclear Safety...
P3 collaboration essential to solving the productivity gap
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It can happen, and it’s noteworthy when it does. Government, business and academia can work in concert to meet important...
Public management gone global
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There seems little argument in the wake of the financial crisis shaking the foundations of the global economy that good...
Preserving independence: The fight for financial information
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Kevin Page’s mandate as the first Parliamentary Budget Officer comes to an end in six months. During his tenure there...
From regulated to regulator: Transparent transitions
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Governments are challenged to meaningfully mitigate the effects of the financial and economic crisis. What policies and practices are needed...
What ever happened to program evaluation?
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Canada is facing a huge financial challenge brought on by massive stimulus spending that will be paid for by deficit...
Merit and trust
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For the past one hundred years, democratic states have been moving steadily toward a merit-based society where advancement in the...
Ordering cake and eating it too
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It's so much easier and less painful to learn from the costly mistakes of others. Some small, seemingly insignificant purchases...
Acting on cross-agency priorities: The U.S. experience
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Mandated by Congress in late 2010, the U.S. federal government is undertaking a grand, new effort to create and act...
A nod for ROI
4 min read
CGE Vol.14 No.2 February 2008 Let's say you're a senior manager, somewhere in the public sector, with a mandate that inclu