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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haddow, Rodney S., author.

Klassen, Thomas, 1957- author.

Series:

Frye, Northrop. 1996 ; Works. v.21.

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy ; 25

Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 25.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Canada--Provinces.

Labor market.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Canada.

Globalization.

Labor market--Canada--Provinces--Case studies.

Labor market--Germany.

Germany.

Canada.

Genre:

Case studies.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (604 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-281-99197-X

9786611991975

1-4426-7827-5

OCLC:

923098634