Blue-green province : the environment and the political economy of Ontario / Mark S. Winfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winfield, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Ontario--History--20th century.

Environmental policy.

Ontario--Politics and government--20th century.

Ontario.

Ontario--Economic conditions--20th century.

Ontario--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The environment has emerged as an increasingly important issue in Ontario politics since the end of World War II, yet it has been the subject of surprisingly little scholarship. With Blue-Green Province, Mark Winfield addresses this gap. A recognized authority in the field, Winfield masterfully explains the formulation and implementation of environmental policy in Canada's most populous province, tracing its development through the Progressive Conservative "dynasty" that ruled Ontario politics from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s, to the dramatically different governments of Premiers Peterson, Rae, Harris, Eves, and McGuinty. He offers particularly trenchant analysis of the little-studied period following the Harris's "Common Sense Revolution," examining the implications of the 1999, 2003, and 2007 elections and their subsequent governments for Ontario's environment and politics. A timely, original analysis, Blue-Green Province should be required reading for anyone with an interest in the interplay of environmental policy, politics, and economic development in Ontario and across Canada.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Acronyms

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Environment and the Dynasty

The Environment and Ontario's Quiet Revolution

Sustainable Development, Restructuring, and Recession

The Environment and the Common Sense Revolution

From Walkerton to McGuinty

The Dynasty Redux?

Conclusions

Epilogue: The October 2011 Election and Its Implications for Ontario's Environment and Economy

Appendices

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-2238-4

OCLC:

753229392