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Pierre Simard
Canadian professor of social sciences From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre Simard (1954 Québec) is a Canadian professor of social sciences who applies economic theory to political science.
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Career
Born in Québec, Simard received a bachelor's degree in economics (1978), a master's degree in policy analysis (1980) and a Ph.D in political science (1985), from the Université Laval.
Simard has been a professor at the École nationale d’administration publique (ENAP) since 1984. He started as a Research Professor at the Centre d'études politiques et administratives du Québec (CEPAQ). In 1989, Simard became a regular Professor at the ENAP. He specializes in policy analysis and evaluation of public programs. He has also been a consultant for public and private agencies.
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Ideas
Simard defends a liberal vision of the role of the State. He is a defender of individual liberties, free market and reducing the size of the State. Simard is a specialist of Public Choice: a discipline that applies economic theory to political science. He strongly criticizes public inefficiency through the major Quebec newspapers.
Publications
- BEAUDOIN André, Pierre SIMARD, Daniel TURCOTTE (dir.) (2002) Évaluation des centres de ressources périnatales, Québec, Centre de recherche sur les services communautaires de l'Université Laval.
- BEAUDOIN André, Pierre SIMARD, Daniel TURCOTTE et Jean TURGEON (dir.) (2000). L’éducation familiale en milieu défavorisé : portrait québécois du Programme d'action communautaire pour les enfants, Québec, Éditions Sylvain Harvey, 199 p. (LC37E24.2000)
- COMEAU Yvan, Daniel TURCOTTE, André BEAUDOIN, Pierre SIMARD, Julie CHARTRAND-BEAUREGARD, Marie-Êve HARVEY, Daniel MALTAIS, Claudie SAINT-HILAIRE,. L'économie sociale et le Plan d'action du Sommet sur l'économie et l'emploi, Québec, ENAP et Centre de recherche sur les services communautaires de l'Université Laval, novembre 2000, 337p.
- MARCEAU Richard, Pierre SIMARD (1986). Des élus et des milliards : l'assainissement des eaux usées domestiques au Québec, Québec, CEPAQ, ENAP, 196 p. (JF 1338.B595 8)
External links
- ENAP: http://www.enap.ca/enap/fr/accueil.aspx
- Personal website: http://angledroit.ning.com/profile/PierreSimard
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