Open AccessThe Alberta Liquor Control Board and the Question of Administrative Independence, 1924-1939
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Hamill
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr427
Subject(s) - independence (probability theory) , control (management) , government (linguistics) , order (exchange) , public administration , administrative law , law , political science , judicial independence , accounting , law and economics , business , economics , management , finance , politics , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , statistics
This article discusses administrative independence by using Alberta’s first attempt at creating a Liquor Control Board as a case study. The article examines the relationships between the Board, the government, and the public in order to contribute to a more rigorous understanding of administrative independence that goes beyond the usual comparisons to judicial independence.