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Christopher Dunn is a professor of political science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he teaches Canadian politics and public administration.

The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration is a comprehensive analysis of public management and government in Canada today. With contributions from thirty-one leading Canadian scholars and specialists in the field, the text exposes students to key issues in public administration from public service to workplace equity. The new second edition offers the most relevant and up-to-date coverage available, making it essential reading for both students and practitioners of Canadian public administration.

* Indicates new chapter; Introduction; PART 1: THE ORGANIZATIONAL DIMENSION; 1. Surveying the Public Administration Landscape: Frameworks, Narratives, and Contours *; 2. Departments and Other Institutions of Government; 3. The Public Service of Canada *; 4. The Canadian Accounting Officer: Has it Strengthened Parliament's Ability to Hold the Government to Account? *; 5. The Central Executive in the Canadian Government: Searching for the Holy Grail; 6. Parliament and the Public Service; 7. Judicial Administration; PART 2: THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIMENSION; 8. Public Administration Research and Organization Theory: Recovering Alternative Perspectives on Public Service Institutions *; 9. Workplace Equity: Human Rights, Employment, and Pay Equity; 10. Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector; 11. Compensation in the Public Sector; PART 3: CHANGING VISIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; 12. A Fragile State: Federal Public Administration in the Twentieth Century; 13. A Resilient State: The Federal Public Service, Challenges, Paradoxes, and a New Vision for the Twenty-First Century *; 14. Alternative Service Delivery in Canada; 15. Democratic Administration; PART 4: CHANGING EXPECTATIONS OF GOVERNMENT; 16. East Block and Westminster: Conventions, Values, and Public Service; 17. The Third Sector and the Provision of Public Good: Partnerships, Contracting, and the Neo-liberal State; 18. Women and the Public Sector; 19. First Nations and the Public Sector: Understanding Accountability and its Impacts on Governance Relationships *; 20. Inuit Approaches to Public Governance, Public Administration, and Public Policy in Nunavut *; 21. Bureaucratic Independence *; PART 5: THE POLICY DIMENSION; 22. The Policy Process; 23. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations; 24. The Federal Spending Power; 25. Provincial and Local Public Administration; PART 6: THE MANAGEMENT DIMENSION; 26. Budgeting in Canada: Beyond Spenders and Guardians *; 27. Budgets, Budgeting, and Control in the Public Sector Context *; 28. The Role of Deputy Ministers in Canadian Government; 29. Information Technology and Canadian Public Administration *; Conclusion; Index

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