Policy capacity in Saskatchewan: strengthening the equilibrium

摘要: : This article examines the views of provincial public servants concerning how policy capacity can be strengthened. The findings are based on interviews conducted in 1997 with thirty-three senior Province Saskatchewan. Findings indicate that most regard their role policy-making as both natural and important to maintain, but they all accept division responsibilities process between themselves, system stabilizers, politicians, providers energy system. In this regard, interviewed welcome clearly articulated goals apply directly departmental concerns. Overall, responses strengthened by improving government's processes, especially those linking cabinet bureaucracy, operate horizontally across departments. These consistent traditional self-image career officials who see themselves managers overseeing a invests decisions high degree legitimacy, power accuracy. Sommaire: Dans cet article, examine I'avis des functionaries provinciaux en ce qui conceme le renforcement de la capacite prise politiques. Les constatations decoulent d'entrevues avec 33 hauts fonctionnaires Saskatchewan, effectuees 1997. Selon les constatations, plupart voient leur decideurs politiques comme etant naturel et maintenir, mais ils acceptent tous partage responsabilites dam processus decisionnel, entre, d'une part, eux-memes tant que stabilisateurs du systeme, d'autre politiciens source dynamisation. Sur point, interviewes aimeraient voir objectifs clairement formules s'appliquant directement leurs preoccupations ministerielles. l'ensemble, reponses indiquent qu'on peut renforcer decisionnelle ameliorant decisionnels du-gouvernement, particulierement ceux relient conseil ministres au fonctionnariat assurent lien horizontal entre ministeres. Ces avis cadrent bien perception soi classique se percoivent gerants souhaitant qu'ils surveillent accorde aux plus legitimite, puissance precision.