Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Contemporary Canadian Federalism
Author: Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2009-06-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

The papers in this collection offer reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars.

Globalization, Governance and Identity

Globalization, Governance and Identity
Author: Guy Lachapelle
Publisher: PUM
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 2760617823

The International Political Science Association (IPSA) attempted to seek theoretical explanations for the established and emerging forms of political and economic partnerships. This is the result of these efforts, following a roundtable organized by IPSA in Quebec City in 1998.

Governance and Public Policy in Canada

Governance and Public Policy in Canada
Author: Michael M. Atkinson
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 144260493X

Governance and Public Policy in Canada lays the foundation for a systematic analysis of policy developments, shaped as they are by multiple players, institutional tensions, and governance legacies. Arguing that provinces are now the most central site of governance and policy innovation, the book assesses the role of the provinces and places the provincial state in its broader economic, institutional, social, and territorial context. The aim throughout is to highlight the crucial role of provinces in policy changes that directly affect the lives of citizens. Three key themes unify this book. First, it addresses the role of policy convergence and divergence among provinces. Although the analysis acknowledges enduring differences in political culture and institutions, it also points to patterns of policy diffusion and convergence in specific areas in a number of provinces. Second, the book explores the push and pull between centralization and decentralization in Canada as it affects intergovernmental relations. Third, it underscores that although the provinces play a greater role in policy development than ever before, they now face a growing tension between their expanding policy ambitions and their capacity to develop, fund, implement, manage, and evaluate policy programs. Governance and Public Policy in Canada describes how the provincial state has adapted in the context of these changing circumstances to transcend its limited capacity while engaging with a growing number of civil society actors, policy networks, and intergovernmental bodies.

Intergovernmental Relations on Immigrant Integration in Multi-Level States

Intergovernmental Relations on Immigrant Integration in Multi-Level States
Author: Ilke Adam
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2021-07-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000425193

This book explores how governments in multi-level states coordinate immigrant integration policies. It sheds light on how the decentralization of immigrant integration to substate regions can lead to conflict or cooperation, and how a variety of factors may shape different approaches to migrants. Immigrant integration is an increasingly important policy area for governments. However, in multi-level states, immigrant integration is rarely the responsibility of the ‘central’ government. Instead, it is often decentralized to substate regions, which may have formulated their own, unique approaches. The way in which migrants are included into one part of a state may therefore be radically different from the experiences of migrants in another. How do multi-level states deal with potentially diverging approaches? This book examines how governments coordinate on immigrant integration in multi-level states. Four multi-level states form the backbone of the analysis: two of which are federal (Canada and Belgium) and two that are decentralized (Italy and Spain). We find that intergovernmental dynamics on immigrant integration are shaped by a variety of factors ranging from party politics to constitutional power struggles. This analysis contributes not only to our understanding of intergovernmental relations in multi-level systems; it also enhances our knowledge of the myriad ways in which different regions seek to include migrants into their societies, economies and political systems. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies.

Comparing Fiscal Federalism

Comparing Fiscal Federalism
Author: Alice Valdesalici
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004340955

Comparing Fiscal Federalism investigates intergovernmental financial relations and the current de jure and de facto allocation of financial and fiscal powers in compound states from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. The volume combines theoretical approaches with case studies and involves scholars from various disciplines, in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of different approaches, developments and trends. This includes outlining fiscal federalism’s basic principles and overall frameworks, investigating current constitutional/legislative settings and how financial systems function, as well as zooming in on a selection of emerging issues in financial and fiscal relations. The single chapters are based on comparative investigations under the umbrella of a broad definition of fiscal federalism that includes all varieties of federal systems.

Canada's Relationship with Inuit

Canada's Relationship with Inuit
Author: Sarah Bonesteel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2008
Genre: Canada, Northern
ISBN:

Inuit have lived in Canada's north since time immemorial. The Canadian government's administration of Inuit affairs, however, has been generally shorter and is less well understood than the federal government's relations with First Nations and Métis. We hope to correct some of this knowledge imbalance by providing an overview of the federal government's Inuit policy and program development from first contact to 2006. Topics that are covered by this book include the 1939 Re Eskimo decision that gave Canada constitutional responsibility for Inuit, post World War II acculturation and defence projects, law and justice, sovereignty and relocations, the E-number identification system, Inuit political organizations, comprehensive claim agreements, housing, healthcare, education, economic development, self-government, the environment and urban issues. In order to develop meaningful forward-looking policy, it is essential to understand what has come before and how we got to where we are. We believe that this book will be a valuable contribution to a growing body of knowledge about Canada-Inuit relations, and will be an indispensable resource to all students of federal Inuit and northern policy development.

Indigenous Difference and the Constitution of Canada

Indigenous Difference and the Constitution of Canada
Author: Patrick Macklem
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780802080493

An investigation of the unique constitutional relationship between Aboriginal people and the Canadian state, a relationship that does not exist between Canada and other Canadians.

Immigrant Integration in Federal Countries

Immigrant Integration in Federal Countries
Author: Christian Joppke
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2012
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0773540334

A comparison of immigrant integration policies in seven federal countries in light of constitutional structures, ethno-cultural composition and political trends.