Learning from History: Program Reviews and Public Safety

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dc.contributor.authorCohn, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Lorne
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-02T20:20:20Z
dc.date.available2026-09-02T20:20:20Z
dc.date.issued2011-02-01
dc.descriptionThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
dc.description.abstractCanada appears headed for a new round of 1990-style program reviews aimed at producing spending restraint. This article uses evidence from two provincial inquiries into failures of government to caution that conducting such reviews on a whole-of-government basis creates too large a task to undertake without endangering the lives of Canadians. The danger involved is magnified further when the task is done in an atmosphere of crisis. In order to effect sound public management, program reviews should be done not on a whole-of-government basis but at known periodic intervals in individual ministries or program areas.
dc.description.abstractfrenchEn une sorte de retour aux années 1990, le Canada semble se diriger vers un nouveau cycle de révision des programmes gouvernementaux afin de comprimer ses dépenses. Mais à l’examen de deux enquêtes provinciales sur les défaillances du gouvernement, les auteurs montrent qu’une révision d’envergure qui touche l’ensemble des programmes mettrait en danger la vie de nombreux Canadiens, un risque d’autant plus grand si la tâche est menée dans un climat de crise. Pour maintenir une saine gestion publique, préviennent-ils, les révisions de programmes doivent s’effectuer à des intervalles réguliers et établis d’avance, et dans quelques ministères désignés ou pour des programmes spécifiques.fr
dc.identifier.citationCohn, D., Foster, L., & Greene, I. (2011, Feb 1). Learning from History: Program Reviews and Public Safety. Policy Options. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2011/02/learning-from-history-program-reviews-and-public-safety/
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/44041
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPolicy Options
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.symplectic.journalPolicy Options
dc.symplectic.pagination64-68
dc.symplectic.subtypeJournal article
dc.titleLearning from History: Program Reviews and Public Safety
dc.typeArticle

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