Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics, Second Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442600683 ISBN 13: 9781442600683

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division, 2006

Synopsis

Provinces is both a study of Canadian provincial government and a review of comparative politics. As such, it represents a long overdue return to the comparative tradition with its emphasis on subject-specific studies across the country.

The chapters in this revised edition of Provinces, each of which has been written for the book by a leading scholar, are arranged according to four major sections?political life, institutions, public administration, and public policy?making the book highly suitable for those interested in areas beyond provincial politics. At the same time, the adopted comparative approach reveals a wealth of insight into Canadian politics at the beginning of the new millennium.

This new edition covers some of the vital concerns of our time: a disquiet about the quality of democracy, concern about women?s place in provincial societies, interest in the nature and potential of governance in the north, unease on the question of the fiscal imbalance between all orders of government, a sensitivity to the needs of cities and communities, assessment of the retrenchment of the state, and consideration of the policy futures influenced by the changing demography of the provinces.

Special Combined Price: Provinces, second edition may be ordered together with The Provincial State in Canada: Politics in the Provinces and Territories at a special discounted price. In order to secure the package price, the following ISBN must be used when ordering: 978-1-55402-587-9.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Dunn is Professor of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Review:

Dunn's Provinces is simply a splendid bit of scholarship, reflecting both high quality editing and authorship in equal measure. Methodologically diverse and drawing from a wide range of expert opinions, the volume covers an equally diverse set of topics. In so doing, this single text helps alleviate the dearth of literature in the general field and sub-fields of Canadian provincial politics. The quality of these essays is high, and those works that were originally found in the first edition of the text have been updated, thereby increasing their value to students of politics even further. (Robert Groves, Political Analyst)

The second edition of Provinces builds nicely on the first edition by once again offering a comparative look at a number of critical subject areas. It is a perfect text for political science courses that examine life at the provincial level. (Darryl C. Eisan, Part-Time Faculty, Dalhousie University)

Provinces fills an important niche in the 'market' for provincial politics texts and represents a rigorous attempt to build a comparative and thematic focus essential to the study of provincial politics. The book is well organized and logically thought out and will be a valuable addition to either a provincial politics course or a more general one on Canadian politics. (Antonia Maioni, McGill University)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1442600683
• ISBN 13: 9781442600683
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Dunn Christopher