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Intergovernmental Policy Capacity in CanadaInside the Worlds of Finance, Environment, Trade, and Health |
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A comparative analysis of what prevents governments in Canada from working together on today's major policy challenges.
In a highly networked world, where governments must cope with increasingly complex and inter-related policy problems, the capacity of policy makers to work intergovernmentally is not an option but a necessity.
Gregory Inwood, Carolyn Johns, and Patricia O'Reilly offer unique insights into intergovernmental policy capacity, revealing what key decision-makers and policy advisors behind the scenes think the barriers are to improved intergovernmental policy capacity and what changes they recommend. Senior public servants from all jurisdictions in Canada discuss the ideas, institutions, actors, and relations that assist or impede intergovernmental policy capacity. Covering good and bad economic times and comparing insiders' concerns and recommendations with those of scholars of federalism, public policy, and public administration, they provide a comparative analysis of major policy areas across fourteen governments.
Intergovernmental policy capacity, while of increasing importance, is not well understood. By examining how the Canadian federation copes with today's policy challenges, the authors provide guideposts for federations and governments around the world working on the major policy issues of our day.
Gregory Inwood, Carolyn Johns, and Patricia O'Reilly offer unique insights into intergovernmental policy capacity, revealing what key decision-makers and policy advisors behind the scenes think the barriers are to improved intergovernmental policy capacity and what changes they recommend. Senior public servants from all jurisdictions in Canada discuss the ideas, institutions, actors, and relations that assist or impede intergovernmental policy capacity. Covering good and bad economic times and comparing insiders' concerns and recommendations with those of scholars of federalism, public policy, and public administration, they provide a comparative analysis of major policy areas across fourteen governments.
Intergovernmental policy capacity, while of increasing importance, is not well understood. By examining how the Canadian federation copes with today's policy challenges, the authors provide guideposts for federations and governments around the world working on the major policy issues of our day.
Details
568 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773538955
November 2011
Formats: Paperback, Cloth, eBook
Gregory J. Inwood is professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University.
Patricia L. O'Reilly is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University.
Carolyn M. Johns is associate professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, and director of the PhD in Policy Studies Program at Ryerson University.
Patricia L. O'Reilly is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University.
Carolyn M. Johns is associate professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, and director of the PhD in Policy Studies Program at Ryerson University.
List of Tables and Figures ix
Acronyms xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Intergovernmental Policy Capacity: A New Perspective 3
2 The Landscape of Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations in
Canada 32
3 Intergovernmental Relations Generalists: The View from the
Centre 80
4 Finance: Long-Standing Influence 131
5 Environment: High Expectations, Low Deliverables 178
6 Trade: Measured Cooperation 217
7 Health: Money and Turf Wars 259
8 Comparative Analysis Across Policy Sectors: Similarities and
Differences 302
9 Intergovernmental Policy Capacity and Jurisdictional Variation:
Fourteen Stories 346
10 Findings, Recommendations, Conclusions, and Challenges 414
Appendices
11 Provincial Equalization Prior to 2004 475
12 Territorial Transfers Prior to 2004 475
13 Federal Transfers 2006-07 476
Bibliography 477
Index 519
Acronyms xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Intergovernmental Policy Capacity: A New Perspective 3
2 The Landscape of Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations in
Canada 32
3 Intergovernmental Relations Generalists: The View from the
Centre 80
4 Finance: Long-Standing Influence 131
5 Environment: High Expectations, Low Deliverables 178
6 Trade: Measured Cooperation 217
7 Health: Money and Turf Wars 259
8 Comparative Analysis Across Policy Sectors: Similarities and
Differences 302
9 Intergovernmental Policy Capacity and Jurisdictional Variation:
Fourteen Stories 346
10 Findings, Recommendations, Conclusions, and Challenges 414
Appendices
11 Provincial Equalization Prior to 2004 475
12 Territorial Transfers Prior to 2004 475
13 Federal Transfers 2006-07 476
Bibliography 477
Index 519
Shortlisted
Donald Smiley Prize
Canadian Political Science Association (2012)
Donald Smiley Prize
Canadian Political Science Association (2012)
