Name Pierre Simard | Education Laval University | |
Books A Delicate But Unavoidable Evaluation | ||
Pierre Simard is a professor of social sciences born in Québec in 1954. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics (1978), a master's degree in policy analysis (1980) and a Ph.D in political science (1985), all from the Université Laval.
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Career
Pierre Simard is 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) and became, in 1989, a regular Professor at the ENAP. He specializes in policy analysis and evaluation of public programs. Throughout his career, he has also been a consultant for a variety of public and private agencies.
Ideas
Pierre Simard defends a liberal vision of the role of the State. He is a fervent defender of individual liberties, free market and reducing the size of the State. He 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
Most of Pierre Simard’s publications (books, chapters, journal articles, newspaper articles, research reports, internal publications) are available on ENAP’s library’s website: http://www.enap.uquebec.ca/enap/2893/Publications.enap?view=publications&indid=488