HECOL300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Public Administration, Egalitarianism, Environmental Policy

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Human Ecology
• Course: HECOL300
• Professor: Janet Fast

Document Summary

Legislative:! house of commons ! senate! parliament that has the mandate to enact legislation! Executive:! sovereign ! governor general ! prime minister ! Privy council of ce ! cabinet ! ministries and civil service ! The political environment: political culture and ideology ! dimensions of ideological positions:! individualism vs. collectivism ! egalitarianism vs. elitism ! left - strongly in collectivism and egalitarianism ! right - strongly in individualism and elitism ! Rise of the right ! perspectives on proper role of government changing ( bureaucratic > post-bureaucratic )! Preferences for certain policy instruments ! some say it leaves people without equal access to resources and therefore does not leave people with the ultimate choice! Why/how does political context matter? perspectives on public management changing: ! Transparent and accountable - with respect to how resources are used ! Participatory - governments appointing investigative committees around issues !