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Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy : Four Provinces in Comparative Perspective /

"Globalization is widely believed to have restricted the freedom of policy-makers in developed capitalist nations. In effect the forces of a global economy often prevent different political parties, governments, and the electorate from making distinct and meaningful policy choices. In Partisans...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Haddow, Rodney
Otros Autores: Klassen, Thomas R. (Thomas Richard), 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Partisanship, globalization, and political-economic institutions in labour market policy-making
  • 2. Welfare state, production regime, and party system in four Canadian provinces
  • 3. Historical and federal context of Canadian labour market policy
  • 4. Ontario : policy continuity and institutional uncertainty
  • 5. Quebec : legacies of political-economic distinctiveness
  • 6. British Columbia : right hegemony in a polarized liberal polity
  • 7. Alberta : one-party dominance and neo-liberalism
  • 8. Social assistance and employment : an anomaly?
  • 9. A perspective from abroad : coordinative institutions and labour market reform in Germany / Steffen Schneider
  • 10. Conclusion : stepping back and looking forward.