Made in Nunavut : an experiment in decentralized government / Jack Hicks and Graham White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hicks, Jack, 1958- author.

White, Graham, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Nunavut--Planning.

Decentralization in government.

Regional planning--Nunavut.

Regional planning.

Decentralization in government--Planning.

Planning.

Nunavut.

Physical Description:

xvi, 400 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2015]

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 3

2 The Literature and Experience of Decentralization in Canada 24

3 The Land, the Claim, and the Act 35

4 The Players and Their Interactions 58

5 The Decentralization Initiative: January 1994-December 1995 94

6 Solidifying the Plan: January 1996-April 1997 136

7 Achieving the Impossible: April 1997-April 1, 1999 172

8 Additional Design and Implementation Issues 217

9 Implementing Decentralization 236

10 Decentralization Evaluated 279

11 Conclusion 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Hicks, Jack, 1958-, author. Made in Nunavut.

ISBN:

9780774831031

0774831030

9780774831048

0774831049

OCLC:

907657453