Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ottawa's deferential approach to intergovernmental relations / Gordon DiGiacomo -- Asymmetrical federalism in Canada : magic wand or breaking the ties that bind? / Michael D. Behiels -- Prime Minister Harper's open federalism : promoting a neo-liberal agenda? / Brooke Jeffrey -- Is Canada ready for a new universal social program? : Comparing the cases of universal Medicare in the 1960s and 'universal' child care in the new millennium / Cheryl N. Collier -- The practitioner's perspective : Canada is a journey, not a destination / Maryantonett Flumian -- The great green north? : Canada's bad environmental record and how the Feds can fix it / Inger Weibust -- Conclusion : the federal government is not simply one government among many / Gordon DiGiacomo.

"The Case for Centralized Federalism goes against the current prevailing opinion on federal-provincial relations, which consistently supports reducing the federal government's powers. Edited by Gordon DiGiacomo and Maryantonett Flumian, this book argues that the federal government is best placed to respond to issues of national interest and create effective policy." "With contributions from Gordon DiGiacomo, Michael D. Behiels, Brooke Jeffrey, Cheryl N. Collier, Maryantonett Flumian and Inger Weibust, the book analyzes the federal government's recent deferential approach to intergovernmental relations and condemns their submissiveness. They locate the origin of this approach in the ambivalent attitudes of the country's founders and in short-sighted electoral objectives. They show how it has hampered federal politics and administration, creating a federal government both unwilling and unable to assume leadership." "For the case against centralization, look for the Case for Decentralized Federalism edited by Ruth Hubbard and Gilles Paquet, also published by the University of Ottawa Press."--Jacket.