Public Policy in Canada: An Introduction

by Miljan, Lydia

• ISBN13: 9780195426823
• ISBN10: 0195426827
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a core textbook for courses in public policy in Canada, aimed at second- and third-year level undergraduate courses. This public policy text provides a more hands-on approach to the subject. This edition examines what governments in Canada do, why, and what the consequences are for the political, social, and economic fabric of the country. In Part I the author presents the concepts, theories, and context of public policy, and also explores how politics are implemented. Part II offers extensive and thought-provoking discussions of six significant issue areas in current Canadian policy-making: macroeconomic policy, social policy, health policy, family policy, Aboriginal policy, and water policy.

Author Biography

Lydia Miljan is a Senior Fellow and the former Director for the Alberta Initiative of The Fraser Institute and the National Media Archive. She is currently an Associate Professor in Department of Political Science at the University of Windsor, and was awarded the H.B. Earhart Fellowship in 1996.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Table

Preface

Understanding Public Policy

Basic Concepts in the Study of Public Policy

Theories of Public Policy

The Context of Policy-Making in Canada

Policy Implementation

Policy Fields

Macroeconomic Policy

Social Policy

Health Policy

Family Policy

Aboriginal Policy

Environmental Policy

Notes

Index

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