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Record 1 2007-12-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
CONT

This chapter has reviewed recent efforts by scholars and public servants to identify the fundamental and distinctive features of Canadian governance and public administration, which includes its normative orientation, institutional contours, reform initiatives, and how it relates to Canadian governance traditions.

OBS

institutional contours: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Ce chapitre a fait le point sur les récents efforts des universitaires et des fonctionnaires pour cerner les caractéristiques essentielles et distinctives du Canada en matière de gouvernance et d'administration publique, qui comprennent l'orientation normative, les limites institutionnelles, les projets de réforme ainsi que les liens entre ceux-ci et les traditions gouvernementales.

OBS

limites institutionnelles : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

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