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9780889117778

Stretching the Federation

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  • ISBN13:

    9780889117778

  • ISBN10:

    0889117772

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-12-01
  • Publisher: Inst of Intergovermental
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Summary

Stretching the Federation deals with such topics as world trends in federations, whether decentralization is inherently conservative, decentralization in health care, possible reallocations of programs and tax revenues, overlap and duplication in service delivery, and fiscal decentralization. Stretching the Federation is a timely and topical collection of cutting-edge thinking about the future of the Canadian federation. Contributors include Paul Boothe (Alberta), David Cameron (Toronto), Thomas Courchene (Queen's), Derek Hermanutz (Alberta), Michael Keating (University of Western Ontario), Harvey Lazar (Queen's), Evert Lindquist (Toronto), Antonia Maloni (McGill), Peter Meekison (Victoria), Alain Noel (Universite de Montreal and Berkeley), Bill Robson (C.D. Howe Institute), and France St. Hilaire (IRPP).

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Harvey Lazar
Acknowledgements xi
The Contributors xiii
Introduction
3(5)
Robert Young
Challenges to Federalism: Territory, Function, and Power in a Globalizing World
8(27)
Michael Keating
Comment
28(7)
Ronald L. Watts
Efficiency, Reliability, or Innovation? Managing Overlap and Interdependence in Canada's Federal System of Governance
35(40)
Evert A. Lindquist
Comment
69(6)
J. Peter Meekison
Paying for Access: Province by Province
75(22)
Paul Boothe
Derek Hermanutz
Comment
94(3)
Harvey Lazar
Decentralization in Health Policy: Comments on the ACCESS Proposals
97(32)
Antonia Maioni
Comment
122(7)
John Richards
The PIT and the Pendulum: Reflections on Ontario's Proposal to Mount Its Own Personal Income Tax System
129(66)
Thomas J. Courchene
Comment
186(5)
William Robson
Comment
191(4)
France St-Hilaire
Is Decentralization Conservative? Federalism and the Contemporary Debate on the Canadian Welfare State
195(31)
Alain Noel
Comment
219(7)
Stephen Brooks
Rapporteur's Summary
226(5)
David Cameron
References 231(20)
Index 251

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