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Book contents
- Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Public Policy
- Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Author Biographies
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective
- 2 Consultancy in the UK Government: Modernizing Privatism
- 3 Policy Consulting in the USA: Significant but in Decline?
- 4 Entrenched and Escalating: Policy-Relevant Consulting and Contracting in Australia, 1987–2017
- 5 From Corporatist to Contractor State? Policy Consulting in the Netherlands
- 6 Policy Consultants for Substance and Process: A Review of the Supply and Demand for Canadian Policy Consulting
- 7 Swedish Government Agencies’ Hiring of Policy Consultants: A Phenomenon of Increased Magnitude and Importance?
- 8 Conclusion: Policy Consulting in Comparative Perspective
- Book part
- References
- Index
6 - Policy Consultants for Substance and Process: A Review of the Supply and Demand for Canadian Policy Consulting
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2019
- Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Public Policy
- Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Author Biographies
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective
- 2 Consultancy in the UK Government: Modernizing Privatism
- 3 Policy Consulting in the USA: Significant but in Decline?
- 4 Entrenched and Escalating: Policy-Relevant Consulting and Contracting in Australia, 1987–2017
- 5 From Corporatist to Contractor State? Policy Consulting in the Netherlands
- 6 Policy Consultants for Substance and Process: A Review of the Supply and Demand for Canadian Policy Consulting
- 7 Swedish Government Agencies’ Hiring of Policy Consultants: A Phenomenon of Increased Magnitude and Importance?
- 8 Conclusion: Policy Consulting in Comparative Perspective
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
The use of external consultants by the public sector has been an increasingly relevant area of focus for almost three decades, for both government bodies (ANAO 2001; House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts (UK) 2010) and academics (Bakvis 1997; Perl and White 2002; Saint-Martin 2005; Speers 2007; Howlett, Migone and Seck 2014; Howlett and Migone 2014). This is due to both the costs and the role of private sector entities in shaping policy capacity and policy choice. Aside from the most recent contributions, the main focus has been the financial impact of contracting out this function rather than on understanding how external sources have affected the capacity of departments and other government units (Riddell 2007). There are various reasons for this trend.
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- Policy Consultancy in Comparative PerspectivePatterns, Nuances and Implications of the Contractor State, pp. 153 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019