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ThepasttwodecadeshavewitnesseddramaticshiftsinpublicpolicywithincreasingcomplexitynotonlyintherelationshipsbetweenthestatesocietyandtheprivatesectorbutalsointheinteractionsamongvariousordersofgovernmentinplacessuchasCanadatheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnion.InPolicyGovernanceinMulti-levelSystemsCharlesContehexamineshowtheseseismicstructuralchangeshaveimpactedtheworkofpublicorgani-zationsandhowtheseorganizationsarerespondingtomodix1acationsintheiroperatingenvironments.WithanemphasisonCanadax19scontroversialbutresilientregionaleconomicpolicyContehfocuseshisstudyonfouragenciesx13theAtlanticCanadaOppor-tunitiesAgencyWesternEconomicDiversix1acationCanadaFedNorandFedDevx13andtheirevolvingpolicyportfoliosandmodesofoperationinNewBrunswickManitobanorthernOntarioandsouthernOntario.Drawinguponliteratureinpublicadministrationurbanandregionalgovernanceaswellasmulti-levelgovernanceContehoffersacutting-edgeanalysisofcontemporaryandemerg-ingunderstandingsofmulti-levelgovernanceandregionaldevelopmentwhileacknowledgingthehistoricalcontextofpolicyandintellectualtraditions.Combiningasolidtheoreticalbackgroundwithempiricaldepthandpracticallessonsfromthex1aeldPolicyGovernanceinMulti-levelSystemsisaninvaluableresourceforpolicyanalystspolicymakersandpractitionersinmanytiersofgovernmentbusinessandcommunityleadership.CharlesContehisassociateprofessorofpublicpolicyandmanagementintheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceatBrockUniversity.Federalpropertyissuesx13especiallythoseinvolvingdivestiturex13createpoliticaldisputesatalllevelsofgovernment.FederalPropertyPolicyinCanadianMunici-palitiesanalyzestheemergenceofmanyoftheseissuesinvolvingmilitarybasesairportsandotherfacilitiesincommunitiesacrossCanada.Withcarefulanalysisthecontributorsshowtheunderlyingpatternsandcausesoftheseconx1bictsandtheirresolutionswhileemphasizingintergovern-mentalrelationsandthesocialforcesthatareactiveinpropertyissues.Contri-butorsexaminegeneralfederalpolicyaswellasissuespertinenttoBritishColumbiatheTorontowaterfrontNewBrunswickandNewfoundlandandLabrador.Theunprecedentednumberofcasesdiscussedintheseessaysprovidesgeneralconclusionsandrecommendationsforaneworientationthatwilltakelocalinterestsandpreferencesintoaccountfromtheoutsetofdecision-making.Publicpropertyisanunderstudiedx1aeldofpublicpolicyparticularlyasitconcernsmunicipalgovernment.FederalPropertyPolicyinCanadianMunici-palitiespresentsacomprehensivetreatmentoffederalpropertychangesinpolicyandtheeffectsthesechangeshaveonvariouslevelsofgovernment.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.caMichaelC.IrchaisprofessoremeritusofCivilEngineeringattheUniversityofNewBrunswickandadjunctresearchprofessoratCarletonUniversity.RobertYoungisCanadaResearchChairinMultilevelGovernanceatWesternUniversity.30MQUPSPRING2013SPECIFICATIONSMay2013978-0-7735-4121-429.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4120-7100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9248pp7tables7diagramsSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSFieldsofGovernancePolicyMakinginCanadianMunicipalitiesJune2013978-0-7735-4135-129.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4134-4100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9192pp3x14guresSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailablePUBLICPOLICYPOLITICALSCIENCEFederalPropertyPolicyinCanadianMunicipalitieseditedbymichaelc.irchaandrobertyoungExploringtheconict-riddenintergovernmentalrelationsregardingfederallanduses.POLITICALSCIENCEPUBLICADMINISTRATIONPolicyGovernanceinMulti-levelSystemsEconomicDevelopmentandPolicyImplementationinCanadacharlescontehAnexaminationoftrendstowardsincreasingstate-societypartnershipsandintergovernmentalcollaborationinthefaceofglobaleconomicrestructuring.