Policy innovation in the Saskatchewan public sector - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895712947 ISBN 13: 9781895712940

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In times of great financial difficulties, all levels of government are trying to control their financial problems by cutting budgets and investments. Are cuts and layoffs the only cure governments can offer? Are there no alternatives? By exploring the Saskatchewan government of 1971-1982, known for its innovative programming, Eleanor Glor, a public servant, offers an alternative: an innovative public sector.

In various essays, members of Canada's widely acknowledged innovative Saskatchewan government of 1971-1982 explain how and why their government was innovative. They examine the policies and structures, and look at the decisions made, the contents of policies and programs, the management strategies used, and the results. This book is unique in that the contributors are civil servants who were responsible for carrying out imaginative and often experimental policies. The former premier's and two cabinet ministers' perspectives offer interesting contrasts to the explanation of the bureaucrats.

Stemming from a different spirit, innovative rather than conventional, this book offers today's governments another method of bringing about changes urgently needed to tackle the fiscal problem. It addresses key questions for any government that wants to become more innovative. How can a bureaucracy innovate? What factors made it possible for Saskatchewan to introduce 125 policy innovations in 11 years? What is an "innovative government"? Did the Saskatchewan government achieve its objectives? Why? Which Innovations failed, which opportunities were forgone? How important were the innovations? What are their broader implications for public sector innovation? And finally, can and should innovation be sustained?

Anyone who is challenged by the need to redefine and reorient government to bring about change will find a wealth of information and shared knowledge here. This book draws conclusions important for every government today. Anyone who wishes to learn about innovation, or who wishes to innovate, should read this book.

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Eleanor Glor is a former Senior Analyst of the Budget Bureau in the Department of Finance. She was also Senior Analyst, Planning Bureau in the Department of Executive Council; Director of Program Development, Saskatchewan Health. She is currently an Executive with Health Canada, President of the Innovation Salon (a discussion group about public sector innovation), and Editor of the Innovation Journal, an electronic journal about innovation in the public sector.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1895712947
• ISBN 13: 9781895712940
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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