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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780670603321

Autore

Haddow Rodney S.

Titolo

Partisanship, globalization, and Canadian labour market policy : four provinces in comparative perspective / / Rodney Haddow and Thomas Klassen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-281-99197-X

9786611991975

1-4426-7827-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (604 p.)

Collana

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy ; ; 25

Disciplina

331.120971

Soggetti

Labor market - Canada - Provinces

Globalization - Economic aspects - Canada

Labor market - Germany

Case studies.

Electronic books.

Kanada

Germany

Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Partisanship, globalization, and political-economic institutions in labour market policy-making -- ; 2. Welfare state, production regime, and party system in four Canadian provinces -- ; 3. Historical and federal context of Canadian labour market policy -- ; 4. Ontario : policy continuity and institutional uncertainty -- ; 5. Quebec : legacies of political-economic distinctiveness -- ; 6. British Columbia : right hegemony in a polarized liberal polity -- ; 7. Alberta : one-party dominance and neo-liberalism -- ; 8. Social assistance and employment : an anomaly? -- ; 9. A perspective from abroad : coordinative institutions and labour market reform in Germany / Steffen Schneider -- ; 10. Conclusion : stepping back and looking



forward.

Sommario/riassunto

"Globalization is widely believed to have restricted the freedom of policy-makers in developed capitalist nations. In effect the forces of a global economy often prevent different political parties, governments, and the electorate from making distinct and meaningful policy choices. In Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy, Rodney Haddow and Thomas Klassen explore the implications of this issue by comparing labour market policy in Canada's most populous provinces - Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta - between 1990 and 2003." "Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches, source materials, and in-depth case studies, the colume provides insights and perspectives on labour market policy in Canada, and also on wider issues of partisanship, globalization, and governance."--Jacket.