The Case for Centralized Federalism /

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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 iss...

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Other Authors: Flumian, Maryantonett, DiGiacomo, Gordon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Federal government.
Decentralization in government.
Gouvernement federal > Canada.
Decentralisation administrative > Canada.
Federal government > Canada.
Decentralization in government > Canada.
Canada.
Livres numériques.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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