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Record Nr.

UNINA9910494590803321

Titolo

First among unequals : the premier, politics, and policy in Newfoundland and Labrador / / edited by Alex Marland and Matthew Kerby ; contributors Karlo Basta [and nineteen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, Canada : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7735-9056-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Disciplina

971.805

Soggetti

Politics, Practical - Newfoundland and Labrador

Power (Social sciences) - Newfoundland and Labrador

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Executive Authority and Public Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador -- The Public Sector of Newfoundland and Labrador -- Nationalism in Newfoundland and Labrador -- Parties and Brokerage Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador -- The Brand Image of Governing Parties and Leaders -- Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching: Cabinet Management and Ministerial Duration under Danny Williams -- The Judicialization of (Past) Politics: The Cameron Inquiry and the Green Commission -- Health Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador -- Educational Governance and Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fishing for Change: Fisheries Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador -- A Brighter Future for Whom? Rural and Regional Development in Newfoundland and Labrador -- The Challenge of the Lower Churchill -- The Political Economy of the Labour Market in Newfoundland and Labrador -- Conclusion: Inferiority or Superiority Complex? Leadership and Public Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.