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Provincial Executives. January 28, 2013. Policy, Administration and Executive Government. Organization of execuive has consequences for policy E.g. is power diffused or centralized? A ffects interest groups A ffects civil servants Affects backbenchers. Factors Affecting Structure.
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Provincial Executives January 28, 2013
Policy, Administration and Executive Government • Organization of execuive has consequences for policy • E.g. is power diffused or centralized? • Affects interest groups • Affects civil servants • Affects backbenchers
Factors Affecting Structure • Desire of political leaders to diffuse or centralize power • Communication aims of government • Scope of government activity • Workload and division of labour • Ideology
Federal-Provincial Similarities • Powers of First Minister • Cabinet Formation • Ministerial responsibility • Collective responsibility
Federal-Provincial Differences • Size as control mechanism • Integration of caucus and Cabinet • Types of Ministers
Characterizing Provincial Cabinets • Traditional • Unaided • Institutionalized • Premier-centred
Bureaucracy • Departments and Central Agencies • Why Central Agencies? • Planning and coordination • Big-picture advice • Strategic and tactical political advice • Fiscal management • (sometimes) Intergovernmental affairs
Bureaucracy (continued) • Department structure • Organization chart • Line functions • Staff functions • Economizing?
Public Service Unionization • Widespread across provinces • Higher union density than private sector • Right to strike • Government as monopoly employer • Government and back-to-work legislation • Arbitration and “essential” workers
Broader Public Sector • Definition • Relations to government • Labour relations • Reliance on funding • Degree of government leverage on sector