The secession of Quebec and the future of Canada / Robert A. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Robert Andrew.

Contributor:

Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic forecasting--Canada.

Economic forecasting.

Canada--Forecasting.

Canada.

Québec (Province)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Québec (Province).

Physical Description:

xiv, 376 p. : 1 ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : Published with the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University, Kingston, by McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Robert Young discusses the ways in which Canadians might reconstitute their country after Quebec separates and considers possible political and economic arrangements between Quebec and Canada - the "association" aspect of sovereignty-association - including the breakdown of economic cooperation. Arguing that the long-term future of Canada and the shape of Canada-Quebec relations will depend on how the transition to sovereignty takes place, Young provides a clear and detailed analysis of how the transition is likely to occur. His discussion addresses major issues to be negotiated during the secession - citizenship, national debt, borders, armed forces and public service, commercial and economic relations, currency, First Nations, minority rights, mobility and immigration, and environmental matters. For comparison, Young draws on the experiences of other countries where peaceful secession has occurred, including Czechoslovakia. The second edition includes a new preface and concluding chapter that discuss to what extent the situation has changed since the referendum of 1995.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Abbreviations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Grand Alternatives

Canada without Quebec

Canada’s Constitutional Options

Economic Relations between Canada and Quebec

The Currency and Monetary Policy

Political Relations between Canada and Quebec

Does Economic Integration Require Political Association?

Determinants of Centralization and Decentralization

The Transition to Sovereignty

Why the Transition Is Important

Other Studies of the Transition to Quebec Sovereignty

The Comparative Politics of Peaceful Secession

The Breakup of Czechoslovakia

The Dynamics of Quebec Secession

Getting to the Table

The Negotiations

The Rest of the Separation

Reprise: Secession with Polarization

Conclusion

Summary

The Long-term Outcomes

Selected Characteristics of Canada, Quebec, and ROC

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. [343]-367 and index.

ISBN:

9786612876387

9781282876385

1282876384

9780773565470

0773565477

OCLC:

1394871881

Publisher Number:

2027/heb06847 hdl