Market rules : economic union reform and intergovernmental policy-making in Australia and Canada / Douglas M. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Douglas M. (Douglas Mitchell), 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Federal government--Canada.

Federal government.

Federal government--Australia.

Canada--Economic policy.

Canada.

Australia--Economic policy.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brown argues that internal barriers to trade and competition in these countries were significant obstacles to competition in the global economy and shows that the old market rules were rooted in longstanding political and regional compromises. He describes the process of detailed and difficult intergovernmental collaboration required for the EU, and now Canada and Australia, to produce new market rules. The resulting reforms created new regimes that provide deeper and broader national economic integration in Canada and Australia than in the EU. The new rules entrench neo-liberal values, retaining some room for diversity and flexibility for equity goals. Built on a careful analysis of the differences and similarities in political economy, constitutional design, federal culture, and history of intergovernmental relations in Canada and Australia, Market Rules provides fresh evidence that federal states can be strong and autonomous in the global society, while underscoring the conditions for effective collaboration that make this sustainable. Rich in detail, broad in scope, Market Rules makes a significant contribution to knowledge about federalism and economic policy-making in the era of globalization.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables, Diagram, and Appendices

Abbreviations

Preface

Federalism, Globalization, and Economic Policy-Making

Globalization, Liberalization, and Integration

Federalism, Economic Unions, and Intergovernmental Policy-Making

Comparing Pre-Reform Economic Unions in Australia and Canada

Reforming the Canadian Economic Union, 1976–92

Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade, 1992–99

Microeconomic and Intergovernmental Reform in Australia, 1990–99

Reform Outcomes in Australia

Conclusions: Market Rules and Federalism

General Template of Interview Questions

List of Interviews*

Notes

Bibliography

Case Citations

Index

Notes:

Limited ed. of 300 copies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85974-9

9786612859748

0-7735-6976-6

OCLC:

180773115