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DES POUVOIRS ET DES HOMMES
L'ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPALE DE MONTREAL, 1900-1950 |
| By: |
Michele Dagenais |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£103.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0773518894 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780773518896 |
| Publisher: |
MCGILL-QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 October, 1999 |
| Series: |
Canadian Public Administration Series |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Language: |
English, French |
| Description: |
Basing her work on extensive study of Montreal's city records, Dagenais gives us a view of city government from inside city hall, showing how the city's institutions really functioned. From 1900 to 1950, the municipal administration underwent a decisive transformation to become a modern bureaucracy. Dagenais explores the forces behind modernization by illuminating the roles played by city hall's main actors; elected officials, department heads and civil servants. Dagenais presents the municipal government from three perspectives. She first views it as a public administration whose history is marked by the numerous power struggles which brought elected officials into conflict with professional bureaucrats. Secondly, she sees it as a large enterprise which was notably influenced by modern management techniques, and finally she shows it to be a working environment shaped by professional relationships. Dagenais provides the first detailed history of a municipal administration in Canada, one that is particularly important as Montreal was at the economic and financial centre of Canada during this crucial period of urban and industrial development. |
| Synopsis: |
Basing her work on extensive study of Montreal's city records, Dagenais gives us a view of city government from inside city hall, showing how the city's institutions really functioned. From 1900 to 1950, the municipal administration underwent a decisive transformation to become a modern bureaucracy. Dagenais explores the forces behind modernization by illuminating the roles played by city hall's main actors; elected officials, department heads and civil servants. Dagenais presents the municipal government from three perspectives. She first views it as a public administration whose history is marked by the numerous power struggles which brought elected officials into conflict with professional bureaucrats. Secondly, she sees it as a large enterprise which was notably influenced by modern management techniques, and finally she shows it to be a working environment shaped by professional relationships. Dagenais provides the first detailed history of a municipal administration in Canada, one that is particularly important as Montreal was at the economic and financial centre of Canada during this crucial period of urban and industrial development. |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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