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Droit administrative canadien et québecois Edité par RAOUL BARBE. Le pouvoir déclaratoire du parlement, augmentation discretionnaire de la compétence fédérale au Canada Par ANDRÉE LAJOIE The Right to Housing Publié sous la direction de MICHAEL WHEELER. Environment: A Challenge for Modem Society By LYNTON KEITH CALDWELL. Consumers and the Economy By F. KNOX. George G. Harrap Coping with Public Employee Strikes By CARMEN D. SASO. The Administrative Process in Britain By R.G.S. BROWN. The Higher Civil Service in Britain By RICHARD A. CHAPMAN. Human Engineering By LORD ALFRED ROBENS. Urban Policy Making: The Council-Manager Partnership By ARTHUR W. BROMAGE. The Influence of Federal Grants By MARTHA DERTHICK. Bureaucracy, Politics, and Public Policy By FRANCIS E. ROURKE. L'individu et le droit de la Communauté européenne Par MAURICE TORRELLI. Montréal: Les presses de l'Université de Montréal Municipal Refuse Disposal By the INSTITUTE OF SOLID WASTES.     

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Canadian Cases in Public Administration By Kenneth Kernaghan . Québec 2001: Une société refroidie Parp. a . julien , p . lamonde etd . latouche . Crime and Its Treatment in Canada Second edition. Edited by w. t . mcgrath . La modernisation politique du Québec Paredmond orban (dir.) Royal Commissions and Departmental Committees in Britain Byt. j . cahtwright . Public Policy and Administration in Australia: A Reader Edited byr. n . spann andg. r . curnow . Policy-Making in the German Federal Bureaucracy Byrenate mayntz andfritz W. scharpf . L'administration de la justice en matière criminelle au Québec Parme marcel gerbeau . The Limits of Administration By Christopher hood .     

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The Crown in Canada : By FRANK MACKINNON. Money, Inflation, and the Bank of Canada : An Analysis of Canadian Monetary Policy from 1970 to early 1975: By THMAS J. COUBCHENE. Government in Canada : By T.A. HOCKIN. The Illusion of Wage and Price Control : Edited by MICHAEL WALKEB. Canadian Perspectives on Wage-Price Guidelines: A Book of Readings : Edited by W.D. WOOD and PRADEEP KUMAR. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet : By W.A. MATHESON. Planning and Development: A Case of Two Nova Scotia Communities : By A. PAUL PROSS. Savoir organiser, Savoir décider : Par GERALD LEFEBVBE. Public Policy-Making : By JAMES E. ANDERSON. Prospective de I'Etat : Par ALAIN PLANTEY.     

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Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1976 La politique au Canada et au Québec :Parandre bernard . L'Urbanisation au Québec : rapport du groupe de travail sur l'urbanization . Brinco: The Story of Churchill Falls : Byphilip smith . Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1867–1900 : Byolga b. bishop . Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956–1971 : Byhazel i. mactaggart with the assistance ofkenneth e. sundquist . Informatique et information : Parrolland hurtubise . Political and Administrative Federalism : Byr. m. burns et al. The Econocrats and the Policy Process: The Politics and Philosophy of Cost-Benefit Analysis : Bypeter self . Participative Management: Concepts, Theories and Implementation : Edited byervin williams . UNESCO and World Politics: Engaging in International Relations : Byjames p . sewell .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Déontologie: Rapport du Groupe consultatif du Conseil des Arts du Canada : Ottawa. Managing Canada's Renewable Resources : Edited byralph b. kruger andbruce mitchell. Urban Canada: Its Government and Politics : Bydonald j. h. higgins. . Monetarism and Controls: The Inflation Fighters : Bythomas j. courchene. . A Theory of Public Bureaucracy: Politics, Personality and Organization in the State Department : Bydonald p. warwick . Canada's Salesman to the World: The Department of Trade and Commerce 1892–1939. : Byo. maby hill. . La theorie du système général-théorie de la modélisation : Parjean-louis le moigne. . Les élites politiques, les bas-salariés et la politique du logement à Hull .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Public Service of South Australia : ADELAIDE, S.A. Public Choice and Federalism in Australia and Canada : By M.H. SPROULE-JONES. Traité de droit administratif: canadien et québécois. : Par R. DUSSAULT. Divided Loyalties: Canadian Concepts of Federalism : By EDWIN R. BLACK. An Approach to Social Reporting in the Canadian North : By K. SCOTT WOOD. Culture et Management: Le cas de l'entreprise québécoise : Par GEORGES MAURICE HENAULT. Policing in Canada : By WILLIAM and NORA KELLY. Cabinet Studies: A Reader : Edited by VALENTINE HERMAN and JAMES E. ALT. American Public Administration: Past, Present, Future : Edited by FREDERICK C. MOSHER.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Classics of Public Administration : Edited byjay m. shafritz andalbebt c. hyde Comparative Legislative Reforms and Innovations : Edited byabdo i. baaklini andjames j. heaphey Public Policy Statistics in Canada. An Introductory Course : Bywilliam p. irvine L'informatisation de la société : Parsimon nora etalain minc La gestion de I'information : Parholland hurtubise The Regulatory Process of the Canadian Transport Commission : Byh.n. janisch assisted bya.j. pirie     

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Criminal Justice in Canada. An Introductory Text; Par C.T. GRIFFITHS, J.F. KLEIN, et S.N. VERDUN-JONES Politics and Government of Urban Canada: Selected Readings, fourth edition; LIONEL D. FELDMAN Water: The Emerging Crisis in Canada; By HAROLD D. FOSTER and W.R. DERRICK SEWELL Class Inequality and Health Care: The Origins and Impact of the National Health Service; By VIVIENNE WALTERS Traité de droit de la santé et des services sociaux.; Par ANDRÉE LAJOIE, PATRICK A. MOLINARI et JEAN -MARIE AUBY The Way Out: A More Revenue Dependent Public Sector and How It Might Revitalize the Process of Governing; By A. R. BAILEY and D. G. HULL . Montreal: The Institute for Research on Public Policy The Art of Administration; By KENNETH E. EBLE . Sun Francisco: Jossey-Bass The Effective Administrator; By DONALD E. WALKER . Sun Francisco: Jossey-Bass     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Study of Government: Political Science and Public Administration : By F.F. RIDLEY. Techniques and Public Administration: A Contextual Evaluation : By MAURICE SPIERS. Main Street: Windsor to Quebec City : Par MAURICE YEATES. Intergovernmental Relations in Australia : Edited by H.L. MATHEWS. Canada: Strategy for International Development Cooperation 1975–1980 : By THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. L'administrateur et la prise de decision : Par PIERRE FULIATRAULT et YVON G. PEHREAULT. Interest Arbitration in the Federal Public Service of Canada : By L.W.C.S. BARNES and L.A. KELLY. Comparative Public Policy: The Politics of Social Choice in Europe and America : By ARNOD J. HEIDENHEIMER, HUGH HECLO and CAROLYN TEICH ADAMS.     

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L'Etat du Québec en devenir Par G. BERGERON et R. PELLETIER, Montréal, Edition Boréal Express, 1980 président de la Commission de la fonction publique, Québec Canadian Public Administration Bibliography. Supplement III By W.E. GRASHAM The Master Manager By R.G.H. SIU, Parliament, Policy and Representation By HAROLD D. CLARKE, COLIN CAMPBELL, F.Q. QUO, ARTHUR GODDARD Patterns of Management in Local Government By ROYSTON GREENWOOD, KIERON WALSH Managing Fiscal Stress: The Crisis in the Public Sector By CHARLES H. LEVINE. How to Limit Government Spending By AARON WILDAVSKY Why Disunity? An Analysis of Linguistic and Regional Cleavages in Canada By ALBERT BRETON and RAYMOND BRETON The Points System for Australian Television Content: A Study in Symbolic Policy By KATE HABBISON Southeast Asian Exodus: From Tradition to Resettlement By ELLIOT L. TEPPER     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Government Party: Organizing and Financing the Liberal Party of Canada 1930–58 : Byreginald whitaker. The National Energy Board: Policy, Procedure and Practice : Byalastair r. lucas andtrevor bell. Continental Corporate Power: Economic Linkages Between Canada and the United States: By wallace clement. Crown Corporations: Direction Control Accountability : Bythe privy council office. Le budget de programmes: un outil moderne de gestion : Parjocelyn jacques etmichel paquin Governance of Federal Regulatory Agencies : Bydavid m. welborn. Legislation on Public Access to Government Documents : honourable john roberts . Freedom of Information in Canada: Will the Doors Stay Shut? : t. murray rankin. . Report of the Committee on the Concept of the Ombudsman .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Legitimacy in Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis By O. C. Mcswite Politics, Polic, and Government in British Columbia Edited by R. K. Carty A Stake in the Future: Redefining the Canadian Mineral Industry By MARY LOUISE MCALLISTER and CYNTHIA JACQUELINE Alexander Reform in the Australian Public Service 1983–1996 By J.W. Holmes and T. A. wileman Beyond Intellectual Property: Toward Traditional Resource Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Local CommunitiesBy Darrell A. Posey and Graham Dutfield Performance et secteur public: Réalités, enjeux et paradoxes Par Marie-Michèle guay Poverty Reform in Canada 1958–1978: State and Class Influence on Policy Making By Rodney S. Haddow Reforming the Canadian Financial Sector: Canada in Global Perspective Edited by Thomas J. Courchene and Edwin H. Neave     

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Book reviewed in this article: Guide méthodologique de la recherche Par ROBERT J. GRAVEL. Political Choice in Canada By HAROLD D. CLARKE, JANE JENSON, LAWRENCE LEDUC and JON H. PAMMETT. The Conserver Solution: A Blueprint for the Conserver Society By LAWBENCE SOLOMON. Understanding Intergovernmental Relations By DEIL s. WBIGHT. Confrontation and Collaboration — Intergovernmental Relations in Canada Today Edited by RICHABD SIMEON. Local Government in Canada By C.R. TINDAL and S. NOBES TINDAL. Shaping the Canadian City: Essays on Urban Politics and Policy, 1890–1920 By JOHN C. WEAVES. Structural Changes in Local Government: Government for Urban Regions By C.R. TINDAL. The Politics of Urban Development: Canadian Urban Expressway Disputes By CHRISTOPHER LEO. Community Development: Learning And Action By HAYDEN ROBERTS. The Australian Federal System By JEAN HOLMES Innovation and Implementation in Public Organizations By RICHABD H. NELSON and DOUGLAS YATES Policy Analysis: A Political and Organisational Perspective By W.I. JENKINS. Perspectives on the Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration By P.K. GOPECKI and W.T. STANBUBY Ombudsmen Around the World: A Comparative Chart By KENT M. WEEKS.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Philosophy and Public Policy; By SIDNEY HOOK. The New Science of Organizations: A Reconceptualization of the Wealth of Nations; By ALBERTO GUERREIRO RAMOS. Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Canada; By H.W. ARTHURS. D.D. CARTER and H.J. GLASBEEX. Canada's Urban Past: A Bibliography to 1980 and Guide to Canadian Urban Studies; By ALAN F.J. ARTIBISE and GILBERT A. STELTER La fonction publique en Europe: la politique de choix des fonctionnaires; Par CHARLES DEBBASCH.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Canadian State: Political Economy and Political Power : Edited byleo panitch Apex of Power: The Prime Minister and Political Leadership in Canada : Edited bythomas a. hockin The Prime Minister in Canadian Government and Politics : Byr.m. punnett Auditing in the Public Sector : Byf. pomeranz, a.j. cancellieri, j.b. stevens andj.l. savage Le contrôle politique des tribunaux administratifs : Parp. kenniff, d. carrier, p. garant etd. lemieux The Strathcona Sound Mining Project: A Case Study of Decision Making : Byrobert b. gibson Provincial Public Finance in Ontario: An Empirical Analysis of the Last Twenty-five Years : Byd.k. foot The Politics of Bureaucracy: A Comparative Perspective : Byb. guy peters Training in the Civil Service : Edited byr.a.w. rhodes The Expenditure Budget Process in the Government of Canada : Bydouglas g. hartle     

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Book reviewed in this article: Images of Organization:By gareth Morgan Business and Politics: A Study of Collective Action:By william d. coleman Tommy Douglas: The Road to Jerusalem:By thomas H. McLEOD and ian mcleod. City Polic Making in Theory and Practice. the Case of Toronto's Downtown Plan:By FRABCES FRISKEN Policy Evaluation for Local Government:By terry busson and philip coulter Telecommunications: A Strategic Persective on Regional, Economic and Business Development:Edited by maurice f. estabrooks and rudolphe h. lamarche Histoire de I'administration publique québécoise 1867–1970:Par james iain Cow A Guide to Hazardous Materials Management:By aileen schumacher Hazardous Waste: Confronting the Challenge:By CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, WILLIAM L. WANT and morris A. ward The Higher Civil Service in Belgium and in Industrialized Countries: Recruitment, Career and Training:Brussels: International Institute of Administrative Sciences     

Michel Crozier et L'analyse stratégique du phénomène bureaucratique

Nous proposons d'appeler système bureaucratique d'organisation tout système d'organisation dans lequel le circuit erreurs‐informations‐corrections fonctionne mat et où il ne peut y avoir, de ce fait, correction et réadaptation rapide des programmes d'action, en fonction des erreurs commises. Le phéornène bureaucratique. Essai sur les tendances bureaucratiq ues des systèmes d'organisation modernes et sur leurs relations en France avec le système social et culturel. Par mictjel crozier. Poris: Éditions du Seuil, 1963. Pp. 413.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Nuclear Energy: The Unforgiving Technology : Byfeed h. knelman . Budgeting: A Comparative Theory of Budgetary Processes : Byaaron wildavsky . Influence in Parliament: Canada : Byallan kornbeeg andwilliam mishler . The Canadian House of Commons: Procedure and Reform : Byjohn b. stewart . L'intégration de l'informatique dans l'administration publique : Taraimé françois . Reforming Australian Government: The Coombs Report and Beyond : Edited bycameron hazlehurst andj.r. nethercote . Exhortation and Controls: The Search for a Wage-Price Policy, 1945–71 : Edited bycrauford d. goodwin .     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Economic Constitution of Federal States By ALBERT BRETON and ANTHONY SCOTT 100th Annual Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, Fiscal Year Ended March 31,1978 Canada's Refugee Policy: Indifference or Opportunism? By GERALD E. DIRKS Improving total productivity: mbo strategies for business, government and not-for-profit organizations Par PAUL MALI. The Public Eye: Television and the Politics of Canadian Broadcasting, 1952–1968 By FRANK W. PEERS Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Canadian and Australian Experiences By R.M. BURNS Small and Large Together: Governing the Metropolis By HOWARD w. HALLMAN Principles of Federal Policy Coordination in the Federal Republic of Germany: Basic Issues and Annotated Legislation Edited by P. BERND SPAHN Public Participation in Planning Edited by W.R. DERRICK SEWELL and J.T. COPPOCK For a Common Future: A Study of Canada's Relations with Developing Countries By ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF CANADA