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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs : 1998
ISBN: 9780802089267 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Long praised for its accuracy, readability, and insight, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs offers a synoptic appraisal of the year's developments in Canadian politics. In 1998, Canada came to terms with the aftermath of the 1997 election. While the debate in the election turned from the distribution of the surplus to the abiding question of national unity, the return of the Liberal government seemed to quiet both. Regarding the latter, however, the Supreme Court advised that neither Canadian nor international law conferred on Quebec the right to secede... Long praised for its accuracy, readability, and insight, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs offers a synoptic apprais... |
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524,11 zł |
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The People's House of Commons : Theories of Democracy in Contention
ISBN: 9780802094650 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Canada's House of Commons has come under considerable attack in recent years. Many critics have contended that the House has been unresponsive to public opinion, and that its party leaders have too much control, while leaving individual MPs essentially powerless. The House has also faced challenges by the courts since the introduction of the Charter, a powerful bureaucracy equipped with specialized knowledge, and new telecommunications systems that are redefining the transfer of information. Through an examination of academic, judicial, political, and legal commentary, The... Canada's House of Commons has come under considerable attack in recent years. Many critics have contended that the House has been unresponsive to p... |
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151,25 zł |
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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2004
ISBN: 9781442642287 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and thoughtfully considers their significance in local and international contexts. This latest instalment reviews the year 2004, which saw the thirty-eighth general election, in which the Liberal party was elected to a minority government.
The extension of Canada's involvement in Afghanistan and media coverage of the Maher Arar inquiry fuelled continuing uncertainties about national and personal security. Government financial misdeeds,... The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events...
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551,93 zł |
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The Canadian Federal Election of 2011
ISBN: 9781459701809 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Written by the foremost authorities, The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 provides a complete investigation of all aspects of the campaigns and the outcome of the election. The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Qubcois (Eric... Written by the foremost authorities, The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 provides a complete investigation of all aspects of the campaig... |
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150,97 zł |
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The Future of Canadian Federalism/l'Avenir Du Federalisme Canadien
ISBN: 9780802060433 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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135,54 zł |
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Empire's Ally : Canada and the War in Afghanistan
ISBN: 9781442645158 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. The war in Afghanistan has been a major policy commitment and central undertaking of the Canadian state since 2001: Canada has been a leading force in the war, and has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on aid and reconstruction. After a decade of conflict, however, there is considerable debate about the efficacy of the mission, as well as calls to reassess Canada's role in the conflict. An authoritative and strongly analytical work, Empire's Ally provides a much-needed critical investigation into one of the most polarizing events of our time. This collection draws on new... The war in Afghanistan has been a major policy commitment and central undertaking of the Canadian state since 2001: Canada has been a leading force... |
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318,20 zł |
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Overpromising and Underperforming? : Understanding and Evaluating New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes
ISBN: 9781442613348 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Public reporting has been used experimentally in federal-provincial relations since the mid-1990s as an accountability mechanism to promote policy effectiveness, intergovernmental cooperation, and democratic legitimacy. Our understanding of how well it is working, however, remains limited to very specific policy sectors - even though this information is essential to policy makers in Canada and beyond. Overpromising and Underperforming? offers a deeper analysis of the use of new accountability mechanisms, paying particular attention to areas in which federal spending power is... Public reporting has been used experimentally in federal-provincial relations since the mid-1990s as an accountability mechanism to promote policy ... |
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167,95 zł |
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Inside the NDP War Room : Competing for Credibility in a Federal Election
ISBN: 9780773540927 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. The federal election campaign of 2005-06 offered the usual mix of lofty rhetoric, competing interests, and skullduggery. Nonetheless, this campaign laid the foundation for a major shift in Canadian politics, bringing the Conservative Party to power and changing the balance of opposition parties. Inside the NDP War Room takes readers behind the scenes to investigate the nature of credibility in the complex communicative game of election campaigns. James McLean considers the ways in which the idea of credibility is used to explain how messages are crafted and articulated, how journalists are...
The federal election campaign of 2005-06 offered the usual mix of lofty rhetoric, competing interests, and skullduggery. Nonetheless, this campaign la...
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507,47 zł |
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How Ottawa Spends, 2012-2013 : The Harper Majority, Budget Cuts, and the New Opposition
ISBN: 9780773540941 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Continuing its tradition of current, exemplary scholarship, the 2012-13 edition of How Ottawa Spends casts a critical eye at national politics, priorities, and policies, with an emphasis on the Conservative majority's mandated austerity measures and budget-cutting strategies. Leading scholars from across Canada examine a new era of majority government and a transformed political opposition both in Parliament and in provincial politics. Several closely linked political, policy, and spending realms are examined, including corporate tax reform, Conservative Party social policy, regional economic...
Continuing its tradition of current, exemplary scholarship, the 2012-13 edition of How Ottawa Spends casts a critical eye at national politics, priori...
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156,82 zł |
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Resource Rulers: Fortune and Folly on Canada's Road to Resources
ISBN: 9780988056909 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Today, the courtroom is the battlefield, the boardroom is the trading post, and it's chiefs (not governors) who recite winning proclamations to the losing side. That's because natives have racked up the most impressive legal winning streak in Canadian history with well over 150 wins. The defining dynamic of these David and Goliath match-ups is the remarkable rise of native empowerment as Canada's First Peoples redraw the map of our home and native land. Resource Rulers tracks the rise of native empowerment and its remarkable legal winning streak in the Canadian resource sector. It offers a...
Today, the courtroom is the battlefield, the boardroom is the trading post, and it's chiefs (not governors) who recite winning proclamations to the lo...
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149,78 zł |
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The Public intellectual in Canada
ISBN: 9781442613393 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. This illuminating, entertaining, and timely volume examines the place and impact of public intellectuals in our rapidly changing and diverse society. Boasting an all-star cast of contributors - including some of Canada's most prominent writers, journalists, and academics - it probes the role of public discourse and intellectual persuasion in shaping Canada's past, present, and future. The Public Intellectual in Canada examines how individuals have come to assume this role, how they are received by various publics, and what they have been able to accomplish. The pieces cover... This illuminating, entertaining, and timely volume examines the place and impact of public intellectuals in our rapidly changing and diverse societ... |
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145,69 zł |
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The Public intellectual in Canada
ISBN: 9781442645264 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. This illuminating, entertaining, and timely volume examines the place and impact of public intellectuals in our rapidly changing and diverse society. Boasting an all-star cast of contributors - including some of Canada's most prominent writers, journalists, and academics - it probes the role of public discourse and intellectual persuasion in shaping Canada's past, present, and future. The Public Intellectual in Canada examines how individuals have come to assume this role, how they are received by various publics, and what they have been able to accomplish. The pieces cover... This illuminating, entertaining, and timely volume examines the place and impact of public intellectuals in our rapidly changing and diverse societ... |
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301,51 zł |
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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2006
ISBN: 9781442645691 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series offering informed commentary on important national events and considering their significance in local and international contexts. The 2006 installment of the series covers the thirty-ninth general election, in which the Conservative Party secured a minority government and Stephen Harper became Canada's twenty-second Prime Minister. This volume examines Harper's cabinet and Supreme Court appointments, as well as Paul Martin's resignation as leader of the Liberal Party and the appointment of... The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series offering informed commentary on important national events... |
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529,67 zł |
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Canadian Public Policy : Selected Studies in Process and Style
ISBN: 9781442612419 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Studies of public policy in Canada are traditionally narrow, focusing on a particular policy area or jurisdiction without giving consideration to the significant procedural commonalities that can be identified across the public policy spectrum. Canadian Public Policy provides the first comprehensive, theoretically informed, empirical evaluation of the development of public policy in Canada. It represents the culmination of a fifteen-year program of large-scale primary research into Canadian policy-making by Michael Howlett, an internationally recognized public policy... Studies of public policy in Canada are traditionally narrow, focusing on a particular policy area or jurisdiction without giving consideration to t... |
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162,38 zł |
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Canadian Public Policy : Selected Studies in Process and Style
ISBN: 9781442644069 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Studies of public policy in Canada are traditionally narrow, focusing on a particular policy area or jurisdiction without giving consideration to the significant procedural commonalities that can be identified across the public policy spectrum. Canadian Public Policy provides the first comprehensive, theoretically informed, empirical evaluation of the development of public policy in Canada. It represents the culmination of a fifteen-year program of large-scale primary research into Canadian policy-making by Michael Howlett, an internationally recognized public policy... Studies of public policy in Canada are traditionally narrow, focusing on a particular policy area or jurisdiction without giving consideration to t... |
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301,51 zł |
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Governance in Northern Ontario : Economic Development and Policy Making
ISBN: 9781442613560 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. This book analyzes economic development policy governance in northern Ontario over the past thirty years, with the goal of making practical policy recommendations for present and future government engagement with the region. It brings together scholars from several disciplines to address the policy and management challenges in various sectors of northern Ontario's economy, including the mining, pulp and paper, and tourism industries, and both small- and medium-sized businesses. Governance in Northern Ontario assesses the role of the provincial government and its economic... This book analyzes economic development policy governance in northern Ontario over the past thirty years, with the goal of making practical policy ... |
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145,69 zł |
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Deputy Ministers in Canada : Comparative and Jurisdicational Perspectives
ISBN: 9781442614277 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Collectively, provincial deputy ministers command the largest assembly of government budgets, employees, and influence in Canada, but despite their importance, they have not been the subject of systematic study until now. This unique volume, which deals with a uniquely significant topic, reviews the role of deputy ministers within government, providing a major new understanding of their responsibilities and interactions at both the federal and provincial levels. It also contributes important comparative analysis not previously available. Featuring contributions by many of Canada's... Collectively, provincial deputy ministers command the largest assembly of government budgets, employees, and influence in Canada, but despite their... |
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184,64 zł |
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Off and Running : The Prospects and Pitfalls of Government Transitions in Canada
ISBN: 9781442615274 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. One of the most pivotal events in the electoral cycle is the transition of a newly elected political party from opposition to government. The incoming prime minister or premier must assemble a team of ministers, advisors, and staff that is competent and ready to govern, without disrupting the day-to-day functioning of their country or province. Off and Running sets the stage for successful transitions by describing the best practices from Canadian federal government transitions from 1984 to the present day. It draws on a number of sources: the author's own career in public... One of the most pivotal events in the electoral cycle is the transition of a newly elected political party from opposition to government. The incom... |
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145,69 zł |
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Governance in Northern Ontario : Economic Development and Policy Making
ISBN: 9781442645479 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. This book analyzes economic development policy governance in northern Ontario over the past thirty years, with the goal of making practical policy recommendations for present and future government engagement with the region. It brings together scholars from several disciplines to address the policy and management challenges in various sectors of northern Ontario's economy, including the mining, pulp and paper, and tourism industries, and both small- and medium-sized businesses. Governance in Northern Ontario assesses the role of the provincial government and its economic... This book analyzes economic development policy governance in northern Ontario over the past thirty years, with the goal of making practical policy ... |
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284,81 zł |
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Cities of Oil : Municipalities and Petroleum Manufacturing in Southern Ontario, 1860-1960
ISBN: 9781442645585 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Cities of Oil is the first sustained historical account of the development of the early Canadian petroleum refining and manufacturing industry. In it, Timothy W. Cobban documents the industry's development in southern Ontario, from its beginnings in the 1850s to its later expansion on the outskirts of London, to Petrolia, and finally to Sarnia. He accounts for all of the industry's important developments and innovations, particularly the role played by municipalities in fostering its growth. Using extensive archival research, Cobban concludes that municipalities can... Cities of Oil is the first sustained historical account of the development of the early Canadian petroleum refining and manufacturing indu... |
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284,81 zł |