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BuildingNationsfromDiversityexploresthequestionofwhethertheCana-dianmosaichasdifferedfromtheAmericanmeltingpotandprovidesaninformativecomparisonofbothcountrieshistoricalandpresent-daysimilaritiesanddifferences.GarthStevensonexaminestheoriginsofCanadaandtheUnitedStatesandtheirpastexperienceswithincorporatingselectedimmigrantgroupsparticularlyIrishChineseandJews.EstablishingthefoundationalwaysinwhichtheyplacednewgroupswithintheirsocietiesStevensonthenoutlineshowtheUSandCanadiansystemsdevelopedimmigrationpolicyandhan-dleddifferencedetailingtheirtreatmentofenemyaliensduringbothworldwarstheirexperiencewithminoritylanguagesandrecentIslamo-phobia.Healsostudiestheintroductionofmulticulturalismintothelexiconandpolicyofthetwocountriesandpresentsanuancedanalysisofhowitsmeaningisunderstooddifferentlyonoppositesidesoftheborder.AnaccessibleandilluminatingworkBuildingNationsfromDiversityhighlightsthesubstantialdifferencesbetweentheUSandCanadabutultimatelyconcludesthattheyaremoresimilarthanmostrealizeandareprobablybecomingmorealike.GarthStevensonisprofessoremeritusofpoliticalscienceatBrockUniversity.ThirtyyearsagoAnglo-Americanpoliticianssetouttomakethepublicsectorlookliketheprivatesector.Thesereformscontinuetodayultimatelyseekingtoempowerelectedofcialstoshapepoliciesandpushingpublicservantstomanageoperationsinthesamemannerastheirprivate-sectorcounterparts.InWhateverHappenedtotheMusicTeacherDonaldSavoieprovidesanuancedaccountofhowtheCanadianfederalgovernmentmakesdecisions.Savoiearguesthatthetraditionalroleofpublicservantsadvisinggovern-mentsonpolicyhasbeenturnedonitsheadandthatevidence-basedpolicymakingisnolongervaluedasitoncewas.Policymakinghasbecomeamat-terofopinionGooglesearchesfocusgroupsandpublicopinionsurveyswhereawell-connectedlobbyistcanprovideanyanswerspoliticianswishtohear.Asaresultpublicservantshavelosttheirwayandareuncertainabouthowtheyshouldassessmanagementperformancehowtheyshouldgeneratepolicyadvicehowtheyshouldworkwiththeirpoliticalleadersandhowtheyshouldspeaktruthtopoliticalpower.Savoiedemonstrateshowrecentmanagementreformsingovernmenthavecausedasteepriseintheoverheadcostofgovernmentaswellashowthenotionthatpublicadministrationcouldbemadetooperateliketheprivatesectorhasbeenmisguidedandcostlytotaxpayers.WhateverHappenedtotheMusicTeacherisarealisticportrayalofhowpolicydecisionsaremadeandhowactorsandinstitutionsinteractwithoneanotherandexposesthecomplexitiesandcontradictionspresentinCana-dianpoliticsandgovernance.DonaldJ.SavoieholdstheCanadaResearchChairinpublicadministrationandgovernanceattheUniversitdeMonctonandistheauthorofnumerousbooksincludingPowerWhereIsIt21MQUPSPRING2014SPECIFICATIONSJuly2014978-0-7735-4386-729.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4385-0100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9344ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableBuildingNationsfromDiversityCanadianandAmericanExperienceComparedgarthstevensonAdetailedlookatethnicdiversityimmigrationandmulticulturalismintheUSandCanada.POLITICALSCIENCEIMMIGRATIONSTUDIESnewinpaperWhateverHappenedtotheMusicTeacherHowGovernmentDecidesandWhydonaldj.savoieAninsightfulaccountoftheforcesthatshapeOttawasexpenditurebudgetandtherelationsbetweenpoliticiansandpublicservants.SPECIFICATIONSMarch2014978-0-7735-4373-724.95TCDN24.95AUS16.99paper6x9328ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailablePOLITICALSCIENCEPUBLICADMINISTRATION