The Politics of Public Spending in Canada /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Savoie, Donald (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acronyms of frequently employed phrases
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. The process
  • 2. The machinery
  • 3. The expenditure budget process
  • Part II. The guardians
  • 4. Finance: Keeper of the public purse
  • 5. The Treasury Board: Keeper of the expenditure budget
  • 6. From Glassco to Nielsen: Inquisitors from the private sector
  • 7. Cuts from above: On the road from Bonn and Toronto
  • Part III. The spenders
  • 8. Ministers: Nothing succeeds like excess
  • 9. Departments: On the inside looking in
  • 10. Crown corporations: Financing the jewels
  • 11. The provinces and the regions: A federal responsibility
  • 12. The private sector: Grabbing with both hands
  • Part IV. Towards an explanation
  • 13. The ghost of spending past: Revisiting the guardians and spenders
  • APPENDICES
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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