{"product_id":"the-black-hole-of-public-administration-9780776607429","title":"The Black Hole of Public Administration","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublic administration in Canada needs to change. A handful of scholars across Canada have been sounding the alarm for years but to no avail. Talented young bureaucrats have been joining the public service with fresh ideas capable of creating real change, but the black hole consumes all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Black Hole of Public Administration\u003c\/i\u003e, experienced public servant Ruth Hubbard and public administration iconoclast Gilles Paquet sound a wake-up call to the federal public service. They lament the lack of \"serious play\" going on in Canada's public administration today and map some possible escape plans. They look to a more participatory governance model - \"open source\" governing or \"small g\" governance - as a way to liberate our public service from antiquated styles and systems of governing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn their recognizably rebellious style, Hubbard and Paquet demand that public administration scholars and senior level bureaucrats pull their heads out of the sand and confront the problems of the current system and develop a new system that can address the needs of Canada today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Hubbard, Gilles Paquet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Ottawa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780776607429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Hubbard, a former federal deputy minister, is senior fellow at the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eProfession: Public Servant \u003c\/i\u003e(Invenire Books, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGilles Paquet is professor emeritus and senior research fellow at the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. He has authored or edited 40 books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Geo-Governance \u003c\/i\u003e(University of Ottawa Press, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Ottawa Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40822455763059,"sku":"9.78078E+12","price":43.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_90f7fba3-bf17-4b7c-923e-8e3e36d9088f.jpg?v=1683725647","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-black-hole-of-public-administration-9780776607429","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}