Federalism - particularly in Canada - involves an ongoing contestation of interests, ideas, and identities. It is a contestation that sometimes clarifies but often obscures the nature of conflicts and the manner in which they are resolved. Recognizing the great degree of ambivalence associated
with federalism, the authors provide students with the conceptual tools and basic knowledge of various governmental processes that will allow them to analyze and, if necessary, critique intergovernmental relations. Focusing on three areas - basic federal and intergovernmental structure; the
constitutional and institutional framework of the federation; and 'federal governance' - Contested Federalism is an engaging and balanced treatment of federalism in Canada.
Introduction
1. Approaches to Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
2. The Economic, Social, and Institutional Basis of Canadian Federalism
3. Intergovernmental Relations and the Policy Process: A Framework
4. The Constitution and Constitutional Change
5. Judicial
Review and Dispute Resolution
6. The Settings of Executive Federalism
7. The Management and Reform of Executive Federalism
8. Fiscal Relations: Basic Principles and Overview
9. Fiscal Relations: Key Issues into the Harper Era
10. The Social Union, SUFA, and the Health Care
Gorilla
11. Economic Union and Economic Policy
12. The Environmental Union
13. Local Government and Federalism
14. Aboriginal Governments and Federalism
Conclusion: The Ambivalent Federation
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Herman Bakvis is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Victoria. His research interests include federalism, the policy process, and government structure and organization.
Gerald Baier is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. His
research interests focus on Canadian federalism and the constitution. Of particular interest is the role of courts and the law in the development of Canadian federalism and the constitutional division of powers. Douglas Brown is a Fellow and former Director of the Institute of Intergovernmental
Relations at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He is also Assistant Professor of Political Science at St Francis Xavier University. His main area of interest is Canadian federalism and intergovernmental relations, where he has over 25 years' experience as both a practitioner and an academic
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