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Eric Hayes. Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Previous Dealer Markings; Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: Canadian Federalism and National Unity. COVER PHOTO: Eric Hayes. GENERAL EDITOR: Robert J. Jackson. CO-ORDINATING EDITOR: Joan Kerr. EDITOR: Kathy Austin McCartney. DESIGNER: Jean Galt. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 The Meaning of Federalism 2 Origins and Objectives of Canadian Confederation 3 Two Concepts of Canadian Federalism 4 The Political Economy of Decentralization 5 A Province Unlike the Others 6 The Consequences of Province-Building 7 Problems of Fiscal Federalism 8 Conditional Grants and Shared-Cost Programs 9 Intergovernmental Conflict and Its Resolution 10 Constitutional Amendment and Patriation 11 Alternatives for the Future; Appendix: The Canada Act and the Constitution Act, 1982; Index. SYNOPSIS: Dramatic developments have changed the course of Canadian federalism since the first edition of Unfulfilled Union appeared in 1979. This substantially revised edition is intended to deal with these changes. Professor Stevenson uses a political economy approach to explain why Canadian federalism has drifted so far away from the centralizing intentions of its founders. Challenging the conventional myth that the provinces should be given more powers, he argues that we are already paying a price for excessive provincialism and that any further movement in that direction is a recipe for disaster. As well as providing a general updating of material in the light of the most recent developments, this edition includes two new chapters: Chapter 5, devoted to a discussion of Quebec as a province with unique characteristics and problems, and Chapter 11 which discusses three possible paths for the future of the Canadian state. An appendix contains the Constitution Act, 1982 as it was adopted by the British Parliament in November of 1981. This book, both provocative and informative, will be invaluable to Canadians wishing to understand the problems that confront the federal system today. Garth Stevenson is a Professor of political science at the University of Alberta and has also taught at Carleton University and the University of British Columbia. At various times he has been a director of the Canadian Political Science Association, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University, and a constitutional advisor to the New Democratic Party of Alberta. His other works include Mineral Resources and Australian Federalism and (with Larry Pratt) Western Separatism: The Myths, Realities and Dangers.
