Tomblin Stephen G (1 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Bumped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: The Challenge of Regional Integration in Canada. CONTENTS: Preface; One: Shifting Boundaries and Regional Integration; Two: The Quest to Create a Nation; Three: The Atlantic Region of Canada; Four: The Prairie/Western Regions of Canada; Five: British Columbia: A Distinct Economic Zone?; Six: Future Patterns of Cooperation; Notes; Index. SYNOPSIS: For decades, Ottawa has struggled with Atlantic Canada and the West over the question of political restructuring. Although Ottawa has often tried to push to "outer" provinces toward regional integration, it has never been successful. Each time Ottawa and the supporters of regional governance have forced the issue, British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have refused to cooperate, focusing instead on defending their territorial interests. Ottawa and the Outer Provinces explores the idea of regional integration from several perspectives. It examines the relevance of the issue in Canadian history; the effect of institutional variables on the debate; the impact of past cultural experiences; and the challenge of balancing equity and efficiency principles in a divided policy. Now that regional integration is once again on the federal agenda, it is important to re-examine this concept in the light of past successes and failures and to re-evaluate it as an option for the nineties. Stephen Tomblin is an associate professor who teaches in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…