Political Science 2246E Study Guide - Final Guide: Fernand Braudel, Anomie, Unbridled

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2246E
• Professor: Ross Gibbons

Document Summary

Coordination problem: avoiding duplication, inefficiency, waste, counter-productive measures, doern"s classifications of departments. Relative power according to size of budget. Three types: horizontal policy coordinative (central agencies plus foreign affairs & International trade and justice: vertical constituency, horizontal administrative coordinative, horizontal policy coordinative. Need is created both by federalism and by the scope of government: vertical constituency. But they usually can"t intervene in the affairs of other departments. Due to the large constituencies the central agencies often have difficulty intervening: horizontal administrative coordinative. Potentially problematic: e. g. tax collection problems of the national revenue department; purchasing policy of public works/government services. Public works and government services canada: prime minister"s office. Trudeau created this office to provide him with an alternative, independent and politically sensitive source of policy advice. Specific duties include planning and coordinating new policy; liaising with the party; media relations; speechwriting; advising on appointments and question. Competing sources of advice but no statutory authority. This provides ontological security: ontological security.