Bureaucracy

The neutral bureaucracy?

The Ideal bureaucracy

1. Defined division of tasks

2. Impersonal authority

3. Expert

4. Security of tenure

5. Disciplined hierarchy

Sources of Power

· Size and knowledge matter

· Institutional continuity

· Implementation

· Expertise

Rise of the Canadian Welfare State

The Federal Nature

"Bifurcated welfare state"

 

The Canadian Bureaucracy

Schematic 1

Schematic 2

Schematic 3

The Civil Service

· Civil Service

· Government Employment

· Public Service

Departments

Central Agencies

Regulatory Agencies

Crown Corporations

Advisory Councils

Royal Commissions and Task Forces

 

Controlling the Bureaucracy

· Reach of political appointments

· Ministerial Responsibility

· Use of Political Advisors

· Parliamentary Committees

· Auditor General

· Ombudsmen

· Informal Pressure