Beyond service

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"This study concerns one department of Canadian government - Employment and Immigration Canada (EIC) - and one policy field - labour market policy - from 1976 to 1991. McElligott unearths resistance in workplaces where 'cutting edge' neoconservative managers have been trying to reshape government services, and inserts front-line workers into state theories, policy debates, and progressive political strategies. He argues that the neglect of these workers makes key state theories incomplete and separates policy-making theory - and practice - from actual state outputs. One consequence is that progressive thinkers and activists have forgone many promising strategic opportunities.". "Beyond Service challenges current trends in administrative theory and policy-making, and will be of interest to academics, policy research bodies, union researchers, educators, and, most important, front-line government workers themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Canada,  Canada. Emploi et immigration Canada (Ministère),  Canada. Employment and Immigration Canada (Dept.),  Cas, Études de,  Case studies,  Civil service,  Employee participation,  Employee-management relations in government,  Fonction publique,  Fonctionnaires,  Management,  Officials and employees,  Participation à la gestion,  Personnel,  Relations de travail,  Canada, emigration and immigration,  Civil service, canada,  Management, employee participation,  Canada. Employment and Immigration Canada (Department),  Administration,  Gestion,  Participation du personnel,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Labor,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Labor & Industrial Relations,  Public Policy,  General,  Employees,  Verwaltung,  Angestellter,  Personalpolitik,  Kanada Government,  Kanada

Places: Canada