| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 287 pages) |
| Series |
Governance series, 1487-3052 ; 26 |
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Governance series (Ottawa, Ont.) ; 26. 1487-3052
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| Contents |
Introduction / Maryantonett Flumian -- Ottawa's Deferential Approach to Intergovernmental Relations / Gordon DiGiacomo -- Asymmetrical Federalism in Canada: Magic Wand or Breaking the Ties that Bind? / Michael D. Behiels -- Prime Minister Harper's Open Federalism: Promoting a Neo-liberal Agenda? / Brooke Jeffrey -- Is Canada Ready for a New Universal Social Program? Comparing the Cases of Universal Medicare in the 1960s and 'Universal' Child Care in the New Millennium / Cheryl N. Collier -- The Practitioner's Perspective: Canada is a Journey, Not a Destination / Maryantonett Flumian -- The Great Green North? Canada's Bad Environmental Record and How the Feds Can Fix It / Inger Weibust -- Conclusion The Federal Government is Not Simply One Government Among Many / Gordon DiGiacomo |
| Summary |
Features an array of experts who condemn the federal government's submissiveness in its dealings with the provinces and calls for a renewed federal assertiveness. In this book, they argue that the federal government is best placed to create effective policy, support democracy and respond to issues of national importance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Decentralization in government -- Canada
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Federal government -- Canada
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General.
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Decentralization in government
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Federal government
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Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
DiGiacomo, Gordon
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Flumian, Maryantonett
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| ISBN |
9780776619088 |
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077661908X |
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