Partisanship, globalization, and Canadian labour market policy : four provinces in comparative perspective /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haddow, Rodney
Other Authors: Klassen, Thomas R. (Thomas Richard), 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
Series:Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.
Subjects:
Labor market > Canada > Provinces.
Labor market > Canada > Provinces > Case studies.
Globalization > Economic aspects > Canada.
Labor market > Germany.
Marché du travail > Canada > Provinces.
Marché du travail > Canada > Provinces > Études de cas.
Mondialisation > Canada.
Marché du travail > Allemagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Globalization > Economic aspects
Labor market
Labor market > Canadian provinces
Arbeitsmarktpolitik.
Internationalisierung.
Provinz.
Reformpolitik.
Sozialpolitik.
Canada
Germany
Kanada.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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