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Print Price: $134.99

Format:
Paperback
384 pp.
6" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780195439793

Copyright Year:
2012

Imprint: OUP Canada


Canadian Federalism

Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Third Edition

Edited by Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad

Contributed by some of Canada's leading political scientists, the 18 original essays of this well-respected collection present an accessible, rigorous, and balanced assessment of Canadian federalism today. New chapters on regionalism, Quebec, and immigration complement updated examinations of such topics as fiscal federalism, the party system, Aboriginal politics, the urban agenda, and environmental policy, making this comprehensive and up-to-date volume an ideal introduction to Canadian federalism in the current political context.

Readership : Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, third edition, is a contributed volume that can be used as a core or supplemental text. It is targeted at Canadian Federalism courses offered at the second-, third-, and fourth-year levels at colleges and universities, but it may also be used as a supplement for courses in public policy and administration.

Reviews

  • "The strengths are clearly in the broad overview of topics and the level of depth achieved in the various areas. The writing is readily accessible to students. . . . I strongly recommend this book."

    --Robert F. Jonasson, Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario


  • "An excellent examination of the contemporary state of federalism in Canada. . . . I look forward to reading and using the third edition."

    --Cheryl Collier, University of Windsor

Part I: The History, Institutions, and Processes of Canadian Federalism
1. Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy - Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad
2. The Political Economy of Regionalism and Federalism (NEW!) - Garth Stevenson
3. Quebec and the Canadian Federation (NEW!) - David Cameron
4. Parliamentary Canada and Intergovernmental Canada: Exploring the Tensions - Richard Simeon and Amy Nugent
5. The Courts, the Constitution, and Dispute Resolution - Gerald Baier
6. Federalism, Political Parties, and the Burden of National Unity: Still Making Federalism Do the Heavy Lifting? - Herman Bakvis and A. Brian Tanguay
Part II: The Social and Economic Union
7. Fiscal Federalism: Maintaining a Balance - Douglas M. Brown
8. The Three Federalisms Revisited: Social Policy and Intergovernmental Decision-Making - Keith G. Banting
9. Health Care - Antonia Maioni
10. 'No-lateralism': Paradoxes in Early Childhood Education and Care Policy in the Canadian Federation - Martha Friendly and Linda A. White
11. International Trade and the Evolution of Canadian Federalism - Grace Skogstad
12. Federalism and Economic Adjustment: Skills and Economic Development in the Face of Globalization - Rodney Haddow
13. Federalism and Climate Change Policy - Mark Winfield and Douglas Macdonald
14. Remaking Immigration: Asymmetric Decentralization and Canadian Federalism (NEW!) - Keith G. Banting
Part III: Re-Imagining the Federation
15. Canadian Federalism and the Emerging Mosaic of Aboriginal Multi-Level Governance - Martin Papillon
16. The Urban Agenda - Andrew Sancton
17. Democratizing Executive Federalism: The Role of Non-Governmental Actors in Intergovernmental Agreements - Julie Simmons
18. Conclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Federalism - Grace Skogstad and Herman Bakvis

Companion website. Lists of relevant websites with links from Canadian government websites as well as related agencies, organizations, and ministries; includes links to the complete Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Constitution, and various graphs and tables demonstrating historical trends.
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Herman Bakvis has been a Professor of Public Administration at the University of Victoria since 2005. His teaching and research interests include federalism and intergovernmental relations, the policy process, and public sector governance. From 1990 to 1992 he was Research Coordinator with the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. He has held visiting appointments at the Australian National University, Queen's University, and the University of Saskatchewan. Prior to coming to the University of Victoria, he was on the faculty of Dalhousie University (1979-2005) as professor in both Political Science and Public Administration and where he was professor and director of the School of Public Administration from 2000 to 2004. He has co-authored two OUP Canada titles: all three editions of Canadian Federalism (2001, 2007, 2012) and Contested Federalism (2008).

Grace Skogstad is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. She is the former president of the Canadian Political Science Association and has written and contributed to a number of texts on Canadian politics, including Internationalization and Canadian Agriculture: Policy and Governing Paradigms (2008), The Common Agricultural Policy (2009), Policy Paradigms: Transnational and Domestic Politics (2011), and all three editions of Canadian Federalism (2001, 2007, 2012).

Contested Federalism - Herman Bakvis, Gerald Baier and Douglas Brown
Canadian Democracy - Stephen Brooks
Making Sense in the Social Sciences - Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese

Special Features

  • 100% Canadian. Contributed by prominent Canadian political scientists, offering students an authoritative and relevant treatment of federalism in this country.
  • Three-part analytical framework. Focuses on the performance, effectiveness, and legitimacy of Canada's federal institutions, unifying the readings and guaranteeing a consistent and predictable approach for students to follow.
  • Critical perspective. Evaluates the ability of the federal system to respond effectively to current societal challenges, while highlighting the factors that will likely shape Canadian federalism in the future.
  • Topical issues. Documents how intergovernmental relations have evolved in response to such issues as fiscal deficits, health care, environmental policies, and international trade, offering students a rigorous, up-to-date look at the development of federal processes and guidelines.
  • Accessible. Written specifically for political science students at all levels of undergraduate study.
New to this Edition
  • Fully updated and revised. Integrates new information throughout to reflect the latest developments in Canadian federalism.
  • New chapters. Includes new chapters on regionalism (Ch 2), Quebec (Ch 3), and immigration (Ch 14) which speak to the increasing importance of these issues for the federal government and the country as a whole.
  • Questions for critical thought. Found at the beginning of each part, these questions help readers assimilate the material by focusing their attention on key issues to consider.
  • List of commonly used abbreviations. Found on the inside front cover, this useful list identifies abbreviations students will encounter in the text and as they continue to pursue the study of Canadian federalism.
  • End-of-text glossary. Includes a glossary of key terms and concepts, serving both as a handy reference and as a tool for study and review.