The Oxford handbook of Canadian politics / edited by John C. Courtney, David E. Smith.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (x, 558 pages) illustrations

Details

Subject(s)
Editor
Library of Congress genre(s)
Series
Summary note
'The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics' provides a comprehensive overview of the transformation that has occurred in Canadian politics since autonomy nearly a century ago examining the institutions and processes of Canadian government and politics at the local, provincial and federal levels.
Notes
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Language note
English
Contents
  • 1. Transformation of an Unnatural Country / John C. Courtney and David E. Smith
  • Part I: The Constitutional Order
  • 2. Constitution, Peter H. Russell
  • 3. Courts / James B. Kelly and Christopher P. Manfredi
  • 4. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms / Janet L. Hiebert
  • Part II: Canadian Federalism
  • 5. Canada: A Double Federation / David E. Smith
  • 6. Québec / Alain Noël
  • 7. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Workhorse of the Federation / Harvey Lazar
  • 8. Local Government / Andrew Sancton
  • Part III: Governing Institutions
  • 9. Parliament and Legislatures: Central to Canadian Democracy? / Paul G. Thomas
  • 10. First Ministers, Cabinet, and the Public Service / Donald J. Savoie
  • Part IV: Political Processes
  • 11. Political Parties and the Practice of Brokerage Politics / R. Kenneth Carty and William Cross
  • 12. Political Parties and the Electoral System / Richard Johnston
  • 13. Challenge and Change: Elections and Voting / Elisabeth Gidengil --
  • 14. The Deliberative and Adversarial Attitudes of Interest Groups / Éric Montpetit
  • 15. Public Opinion and Public Policy / Stuart Soroka and Christopher Wlezien
  • 16. Politics and the Media: Culture, Technology, and Regulation / Jonathan Rose and Paul Nesbitt-Larking
  • Part V: Canadian Society
  • 17. Ethnic, Linguistic, and Multicultural Diversity of Canada / Will Kymlicka
  • 18. Women in Canadian Politics / Brenda ÒNeill and Lisa Young
  • 19. Beyond the 'Indian Problem': Aboriginal Peoples and The Transformation of Canada / David Newhouse and Yale Belanger
  • Part VI: Canada in the World
  • 20. Canada and the World: Beyond Middle Power / Jennifer M. Welsh
  • 21. Canada-United States Relations / Stephen Brooks
  • 22. Trade, Globalization, and Canadian Prosperity / Michael Hart
  • Part VII: Major Issues of the Twenty-first Century
  • 23. Continuities and Change in the Design of Canada's Social Architecture / Jane Jenson
  • 24. Health Care / Gregory P. Marchildon --
  • 25. Science and Technology: Politicians and the Public / Grace Skogstad
  • 26. Canadian Environmental Politics and Policy / Michael Howlett and Sima Joshi-Koop
  • 27. Defence and Security / Elinor Sloan
  • 28. Democratic Reform: The Search for Guiding Principles / F. Leslie Seidle.
Other title(s)
  • Handbook of Canadian politics
  • Canadian politics
ISBN
  • 9780199714957
  • 0199714959
  • 9780199892204
  • 0199892202
LCCN
2009023189
OCLC
666364231
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
Other views
Staff view

Supplementary Information