The Campbell revolution? : power, politics, and policy in British Columbia / edited by J.R. Lacharite and Tracy WSummerville.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Summerville, Tracy, editor.

Lacharite, J. R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campbell, Gordon, 1948-.

Campbell, Gordon.

Liberal Party in British Columbia.

British Columbia--Politics and government--21st century.

British Columbia.

Local Subjects:

Liberal Party in British Columbia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, [Quebec Province] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"How are we to assess Gordon Campbell's decade-long premiership of British Columbia? While to many he was an ideologue set on revolutionizing provincial politics, he was a far more complex figure - polarizing and unpopular, but also a shrewd party manager and successful political operator. Beginning with a detailed account of Gordon Campbell's pre-Liberal Party political activities, The Campbell Revolution? then takes a broad look at the policy options open to him in the context of the neoliberal revolution that swept across Canada and elsewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. Contributors discuss the Campbell administration's reforms in social, environmental, and economic policies, focusing on tax system reform, the arts and culture sector, healthcare, and urban development in the context of the 2010 Winter Olympics. More than just a narrative of the career of an enigmatic public official, this book looks at specific public policy examples and asks whether Campbell led a revolution or simply rode a wave of change that had begun years before he came to power. A comprehensive examination of Gordon Campbell's leadership and governance style and the ideological underpinnings of BC's Liberal Party, The Camphell Revolution? examines how the Campbell administration attempted to transform politics in British Columbia in the twenty-first century."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Charting Gordon Campbell's Rise to the Top: The Pragmatic Mayor and the Politics of "Efficiency"

Assessing Gordon Campbell's Uneven Democratic Legacy in British Columbia

The Road to "Reconciliation"? Premier Gordon Campbell and BC Aboriginal Policy

Riding the Wave of Available Policy Options: Gordon Campbell and the Rhetoric of Neoliberalism

Tax Policy in British Columbia from 2001 to 2011: Too Progressive, Too Regressive, or Just the Right Mix?

BC Labour Relations in an Era of Neoliberal Reform: The Campbell Years, 2001-11

Putting Preservation First: Assessing the Legacy of the Campbell Government's Approach to Health Policy

Downsizing Equality, 2001-11: The Best Place on Earth for Whom?

Ambition without Capacity: Environmental and Natural Resource Policy in the Campbell Era

Privatizing Electricity in British Columbia: Incremental Steps

Local Government Legislative Reform in British Columbia: The Gordon Campbell Decade, 2001-11

British Columbia's Arts, Cultural, and Creative Sector under Premier Campbell

Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games: The Mitigated Success of Premier Campbell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 17, 2017).

ISBN:

9780773552340

0773552340

9780773552333

0773552332

OCLC:

1005138946