Made in Nunavut: An Experiment in Decentralized Government - Hardcover

Hicks, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774831030 ISBN 13: 9780774831031

Publisher: UBC Press, 2015

Synopsis

After years of dreams and negotiations, the territory of Nunavut was established in Canada's Eastern and Central Arctic on April 1, 1999. Made in Nunavut provides the first comprehensive account of the planning that led to this remarkable achievement. The authors, leading authorities on the politics of the Canadian Arctic, pay particular attention to the Government of Nunavut's innovative organizational design - especially the decentralization of offices and functions (normally located in a capital) to communities across the territory. They explain how this new government was designed and implemented, and critically assess whether decentralization has delivered "better" government for Nunavut.

About this title

Book Description:

The definitive account of how a decentralized form of government was designed and implemented in Canada’s Eastern and Central Arctic.

About the Author:

Jack Hicks is a social research consultant and a university and college lecturer. Graham White is professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of dozens of books, including Cycling into Saigon: The Conservative Transition in Ontario (coauthored with David R. Cameron) and Cabinets and First Ministers.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0774831030
• ISBN 13: 9780774831031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 392