Duplicative or Complementary? The Relationship between Policy Consulting and Internal Policy Analysis in Canadian Government

Policy consultants are external analysts who provide paid policy-related advice to governments on a contractual basis. Previous research on policy work has examined the work done within governments and by policy consultants separately but has not systematically compared and contrasted the two. A key...

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description Policy consultants are external analysts who provide paid policy-related advice to governments on a contractual basis. Previous research on policy work has examined the work done within governments and by policy consultants separately but has not systematically compared and contrasted the two. A key question regarding the nature of policy advisory practices and policy advice systems in general, however, is whether consultants are duplicating the work of government officials in order to help “triangulate” internal advice or whether there is more of a complementary approach in which consultants supplement the work of internal analysts. This article explores the differences among the two groups using data collected over the past five years in two sets of surveys into internal and external policy work in Canada. The analysis finds a “complementary” relationship to exist, contrary to the conventional wisdom that outside or external advice is sought mainly in order to avoid biases in internal advice. Consultants politiques sont des analystes externes qui fournissent payés conseils en matière de politique aux gouvernements sur une base contractuelle. Des recherches antérieures sur le travail politique a examiné le travail effectué au sein des gouvernements et par des consultants politiques séparément, mais n'a pas systématiquement comparés et contrastés des deux. Une question clé en ce qui concerne la nature des pratiques consultatifs sur les politiques et les systèmes de conseils de politique en general, cependant, est de savoir si les consultants sont dupliquer le travail des fonctionnaires du gouvernement afin d'aider à « trianguler » conseil interne ou s'il y a plus d'une approche complémentaire en place ou consultants complètent le travail des analystes internes. Cet article explore les différences entre les deux groupes utilisant les données recueillies au cours des cinq dernières années dans deux séries de sondages en œuvre de la politique interne et externe au Canada. L'analyse révèle une relation «complémentaire» d'exister, contrairement à la sagesse conventionnelle que les conseils de l'extérieur ou externe est recherchée principalement afin d'éviter les biais dans des conseils interne.
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Environmental policy
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Government bureaucracy
Government Contracts
Government services
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Public Officials
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Public servants
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