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- Title
Career Public Service 2000: Road to renewal or impractical vision?
- Authors
Kernaghan, Kenneth
- Abstract
Historically, the concept of career public service has received remarkably little attention in Canada. Career public service is, however, a central theme in the recent Public Service 2000 white paper on renewal of the federal public service. The challenge is to decide the extent to which the public service should adhere to the major principles of career public service relating to political neutrality, merit, open versus closed competitions, and career planning. There are significant barriers to achieving these principles, including conflict between some of the principles themselves. The extent to which career service will be achieved depends largely on the degree to which the vision of Public Service 2000 is realized. It is a vision of a new public service culture that is results-oriented and client-oriented and that is based on the precepts of service, innovation, people, and accountability. Among the obstacles to successful implementation of this vision are resistance by public service unions, lack of understanding about the magnitude of the commitment required to create a new public service culture, and the possible lack of political will to implement the white paper's proposals. Among the means by which the federal government can enhance the prospects for career service are a renewal of commitment to career service, including the allocation of more resources to career planning and development, and greater sensitivity to the threat of undue politicization of the public service.
- Subjects
CANADA; CANADIAN politics &; government; MUNICIPAL services -- Law &; legislation; CONSTITUTIONAL law; INTERNATIONAL law; MUNICIPAL corporations; STRATEGIC planning; VOCATIONAL guidance; INTERNATIONAL organization
- Publication
Canadian Public Administration, 1991, Vol 34, Issue 4, p551
- ISSN
0008-4840
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1754-7121.1991.tb01486.x