POLS 2250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Systems Analysis, Treasury Board, United Kingdom Cabinet Committee
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Chapter 5: government departments and central agencies page # 69-88: In the last few years there has been an explosion in the number of different delivery mechanisms that governments employ. In come cases, the innovation has resulted in government"s adopting new structures that are variants in the traditional delivery forms. In other cases, governments have employed new means of delivery service, such as partnerships with nongovernmental organizations to share the cost and responsibility for delivering services. It is customary to speak of 3 branches of government legislative, executive judicial. Week 4 january 26th-30th, 2015: the definition also highlights a characteristic that distinguishes departments from other delivery forms or mechanisms in government, namely that the minister directly controls and manages operations. Organizing departments: the organization structure of the government is the personal prerogative of the prime minister, while most changes are ultimately approved by parliament, the public service.