Stretching the federation
Subtitle: the art of the state in Canada
By: edited by Robert Young.
Contributors: Young, Robert Andrew.; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations.
Publisher: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University; Institute of Intergovernmental Relations; McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Kingston, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Federal government -- Canada -- Congresses.; Decentralization in government -- Canada -- Congresses.; Federal-provincial relations -- Canada -- Congresses.; Fédéralisme -- Canada -- Congrès.; Décentralisation administrative -- Canada -- Congrès.; Relations fédérales-provinciales (Canada) -- Congrès.
Genres: Congresses.; Congrès.
Description: "Strong movements are afoot in Canada to decentralize the design and delivery of many programs, and to clarify federal and provincial responsibilities. This volume presents contributions from practitioners and observers of this trend. It includes sweeping papers on the comparative evolution of federations, and on the question of whether decentralization is inherently conservative.

There are also chapters on decentralization in health care, possible reallocations of programs and tax revenues, the extent of overlap and duplication in service delivery, and fiscal decentralization. Each paper is followed by a commentary."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-250) and index.
Proceedings of a conference held Oct. 23-24, 1997 in London, Ontario.