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Canada: The State of the Federation, 1999-2000 : Toward a New Mission Statement for Canadian Fiscal Federation Volume 55 Paperback / softback
by Harvey Lazar
Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series series
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The authors begin with an examination of recent developments in the theoretical literature surrounding fiscal federalism.
They then examine some of the major issues facing the federation - Is there a vertical imbalance between federal and provincial governments?
Does Ottawa collect more revenues than are needed relative to its spending responsibilities while the provinces are under-funded?
How do federal-provincial struggles over money and jurisdictional power affect local government or the para-public sector, emerging aboriginal governments, and citizens? Federal government actions in 1999 suggest that Ottawa has not lost all of its interest in social outcomes.
It is, however, seeking to influence the well-being of citizens by transferring money to them directly rather than through transfers to provinces.
The authors suggest that if this trend continues the approach to the millennium will be seen as a watershed in public policy, given that current trends in Canadian fiscal federalism are as much about re-balancing the federation as they are about decentralization. Contributors include Frances Abele (Carleton), Richard Bird (Toronto), Robin Boadway (Queen's), Estee Garfin (Queen's), Paul Hobson (Queen's), Harry Kitchen (Trent), Harvey Lazar, Jack Mintz (C.D.
Howe), Ken Norrie (Alberta), Lars Osberg (Dalhousie), Michael Prince (Victoria), France St-Hilaire (Institute for Research on Public Policy), Francois Vaillancourt (Montreal), Ronald Watts (Queen's), and Sam Wilson (Alberta).
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:350 pages
- Publisher:Queen's University
- Publication Date:01/08/2000
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- ISBN:9780889118430
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:350 pages
- Publisher:Queen's University
- Publication Date:01/08/2000
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- ISBN:9780889118430