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12%OFF. Ed(S): Graefe, Peter; Simmons, Julie; White, Linda A. - Overpromising and Underperforming?: Understanding and Evaluating New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes - 9781442613348 - V9781442613348
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Overpromising and Underperforming?: Understanding and Evaluating New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes

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Description for Overpromising and Underperforming?: Understanding and Evaluating New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes paperback. Drawing on the experiences of other federal systems and multilevel governance structures, the contributors investigate how public reporting has been used in various policy fields and the impact it has had on policy-making and intergovernmental relations. Editor(s): Graefe, Peter; Simmons, Julie; White, Linda A. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .

Public reporting has been used experimentally in federal-provincial relations since the mid-1990s as an accountability mechanism to promote policy effectiveness, intergovernmental cooperation, and democratic legitimacy. Our understanding of how well it is working, however, remains limited to very specific policy sectors – even though this information is essential to policy makers in Canada and beyond. Overpromising and Underperforming? offers a deeper analysis of the use of new accountability mechanisms, paying particular attention to areas in which federal spending power is used.

This is the first volume to specifically analyse the accountability features of Canadian intergovernmental agreements and to do so ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442613348
SKU
V9781442613348
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About . Ed(S): Graefe, Peter; Simmons, Julie; White, Linda A.
Peter Graefe is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. Julie M. Simmons is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. Linda A. White is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. ... Read more

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