Public Policy in Calgary

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the evolving nature of government in contemporary society at the same time as it explores a series of social issues. The paper, divided into two sections, contemplates who the key decision-makers and actors are for addressing certain key social ills and looks at how the context and history of government contribute to inertia - both good and bad. In the letter section of this paper, it is shown that bureaucratic indifference, when institutionalized into the workings of a government agency or department, can lead to a chronic failure on the part of public servants to discharge the duties of their position.

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Abstract
Part I: Three Major Social Issues in Calgary
Part II: A Letter to the Editor

From the Paper:

"The second issue of importance is the issue of education and, particularly, the educational infrastructure designed to service Calgary's youth. Calgary is a rapidly growing city and this has understandably placed enormous burdens upon the city's services and facilities. Because the birth rate in this city is markedly higher than municipal birth rates across the country - and because of the steady influx of young, upwardly-mobile families - the city's education system is faced with expanding rapidly without losing its traditionally high standard of service."

Sample of Sources Used:

• City of Calgary, Community & Neighborhood Services Policy & Planning Division. (2006). Results of the 2006 count of homeless persons in Calgary. Retrieved December 15, 2006, from <http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/homelessness/2006_calgary_homeless_count.pdf>
• Light, Paul. (2001, December). Government's greatest priorities of the next half-century. The Brookings Institution: Governance. Retrieved December 17, 2006, from <http://www.brook.edu/comm/reformwatch/rw04.htm>
• Unfortunate imports: Asian organized crime a plague on Canada. (2006, December 6). The Epoch Times. Retrieved December 15, 2006, from <http://en.epochtimes.com/news/6-12-6/49016.html>

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