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POLS 3190 Section C: Wednesdays

Winter Term Schedule

1. January 4: Intro to Winter Term

2. January 11: Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)

Loxley, pages v-59.

3. January 18: Case Studies: Schools, Social Services and Hospitals

Loxley, pages 60-111.

4. January 25: Case Studies: Bridges, Roads, Water and Waste Treatment

Loxley, pages 112-172.

5. February 1: Assessing P3s

Loxley, pages 173-184.

Iacobacci, Mario. 2010. Dispelling the Myths: A Pan-Canadian Assessment of Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Investments. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada. Pages i-iv, 46-61.

6. February 8: Public Sector Innovation and Renewal?

Dutil et al. Preface and Introduction (pages ix-11).

Wouters, Wayne G. 2011. Eighteenth Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada. Ottawa : Privy Council Office.

7. February 15: Serving Customers, Clients or Citizens?

Dutil et al. Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 12-51).

Bird, Malcolm G. 2010. “Radical Institutional Change at a Crown Corporation: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, 1985-2010,” Canadian Political Science Review. Volume 4, Issue 2-3.

Somerville, Karen and Catherine Elliott. 2011. “Strategies to Improve Client Service: Exemplars in the Canadian Federal Government,” The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal. Volume 16 (2).

******* February 22 - Reading Week *******

8. February 29: Serving the Public and Workplace Innovation in the Public Sector

Dutil et al. Chapter 3 (pages 52-85).

Good, Aaron and Mary-Rose Brown. 2011. Workplace Innovation in Canada’s Public Service. Ottawa: Public Policy Forum. Pages i-13.

Pupo, Norene and Andrea Noack. 2009. “Standardising Public Service: The Experiences of Call-Centre Workers in the Canadian Federal Government.” Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation. Volume 3, Number 1. [available online via library catalogue]

9. March 7: Collaborative Governance

Dutil et al. Chapters 4 and 5 (pages 86-127).

Bradford, Neil. 2005. Place-Based Public Policy: Towards a New Urban and Community Agenda for Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2005.

10. March 14: Technological Innovation and the Public Sector [Essay Due]

Dutil et al. Chapter 6 (pages 128-146).

Francoli, Mary. 2011. “Embracing a New Relationship with Canadians: Addressing Barriers to New Media Adoption in Canada’s Public Service,” in How Ottawa Spends: 2011-2012. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.

11. March 21: The Present and Future of Canadian Public Administration

Dutil et al. Conclusion (pages 147-158).

Zussman, David. 2010. “The Precarious State of the Federal Public Service: Prospects for Renewal,” in How Ottawa Spends: 2010-2011. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.

12. March 28: Review

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