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In this series, PSD engaged six public sector executives from six major cities around the world in a conversation about their respective management philosophies, as well as some strategic and operational challenges that they are currently facing. Cities include Vienna, Austin, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Las Vegas. READ ON >>

	Provincial & Federal \| THOMAS MULCAIR Investing In Canada's Public Servants A strong public administration has the capacity to administer strong services to the public. It is important to recognize and remember that this is what the public sector does for Canadians every day.... READ ON>>
	Provincial & Federal \| TD ECONOMICS Lessons From the European Sovereign Debt Crisis Over the last four years, the world economy has endured a severe recession accompanied by frequent bouts of financial volatility. Policymakers across the globe acted swiftly in the aftermath of Lehman... READ ON>>
	Organizational Performance \| IBM CENTER FOR THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT Overhauling the Results Act to Improve Public Sector Performance The U.S. Congress has been trying to get federal agencies to set goals and report on their performance and results since 1993, when it passed the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the fir... READ ON>>
	Provincial & Federal \| UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD The Canadian EI System and OECD Comparatives The best Employment Insurance (EI) systems work in a counter-cyclical fashion, accumulating contributions during good times in order to pay them out when the economy slows down, unemployment rates soa... READ ON>>
	Organizational Performance \| CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Performance Measurement and Output Distortion in Chinese Local Governments Gaming is an intrinsic problem with performance measurement systems that set fixed targets for behavioral change. Some types (or degrees) of gaming have a more detrimental impact than others on the ... READ ON>>

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PSD ECONOMIC REPORT Trends in Local Employment Opportunities Between February and March, all major cities across Canada had a decrease in the number of job postings on the Job Bank with the exception of Quebec City and Regina.	PHOTO ESSAY Managers as a percentage of the labour force The following Top Ten list ranks Canada's Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) according to managerial concentration in the labour force.	PHOTO ESSAY Education Credentials of City Managers This photo essay provides a comparison of the education credentials of City Managers in the largest municipalities in Canada and the United States.

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