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The Politics Of Canadian Tax Policy: 1978--1988 Tax Reform As Constitutional Change, Geoffrey E. Hale
The Politics Of Canadian Tax Policy: 1978--1988 Tax Reform As Constitutional Change, Geoffrey E. Hale
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Large-scale tax reform have such a pervasive impact on political and economic relationships within a society that they may be considered as a form of constitutional change.;The thesis examines the concept of the economic constitution as applied to the Canadian income and sales tax systems during the 1970s and 1980s. It analyzes the institutions, ideas and interests which shaped comprehensive tax reform proposals by Canadian Finance Ministers in 1981 and 1987-88, and compares it with piecemeal approaches to tax reform during this era. It concludes that large-scale tax reform initiatives are unlikely to be politically viable or durable unless the …
Campaign Strategy And The Uses Of Televised Political Advertising In Michigan And Ontario, Leslie R. Coventry
Campaign Strategy And The Uses Of Televised Political Advertising In Michigan And Ontario, Leslie R. Coventry
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This study examines the uses of televised political advertisements in campaign strategies in the United States and Canada. Two case studies--the Michigan gubernatorial election of 1994 and the Ontario provincial general election of 1995--serve as a basis for comparing the uses of televised political advertising in both countries.;Political strategists in Michigan and Ontario follow "meta-advertising strategies"--that is, television advertising which translates issues into symbols in order to build images. Issues are used in television advertising for five distinct purposes: (1) assigning blame (issue-blaming); (2) making accusations (issue-accusing); (3) claiming credit (issue-crediting); (4) mentioning the salience of an issue (issue-mentioning); (5) …
Grassroots Participation In Canadian Political Parties: An Examination Of Leadership Selection, Candidate Nomination, Policy Development And Election Campaigning, William Paul Cross
Grassroots Participation In Canadian Political Parties: An Examination Of Leadership Selection, Candidate Nomination, Policy Development And Election Campaigning, William Paul Cross
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This thesis is about grassroots participation in Canadian political parties.;The thesis identifies and examines tensions between two views of public decision-making. Traditionally, Canadian politics have been described as brokerage and consociational. Increasingly, however, voters are rejecting these elite-dominated processes and demanding increased opportunity for direct, effective participation. Some favoured methods of increased participation, however, lack the collective processes traditionally believed necessary to build consensus among Canada's strong regional and linguistic cleavages. This thesis identifies the essential characteristics of these two views, providing a framework for assessing the current practices of political parties and popular reform proposals.;The thesis identifies parties as …
Health Politics And Structural Interests: The Development Of Community Health Centres In Ontario, William John Church
Health Politics And Structural Interests: The Development Of Community Health Centres In Ontario, William John Church
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Health care politics can be understood as a competition among interests for control and power. Traditionally, the medical profession has dominated the health sector because of its monopoly position as the provider of medical services. In Canada, the entrance of government into the medical market as a monopoly purchaser of medical services has challenged the dominant position of the medical profession.;Since the introduction of publicly financed health insurance, politicians and administrators have been concerned with gaining control over the cost of the health care system. A rethinking of the basic policy assumptions has led to efforts to rationalize the delivery …
Can A Local Government Ensure That Development Within Its Conurbation Area Is Financially Beneficial To Its Ratepayer?, Gabriel P. Dekel
Can A Local Government Ensure That Development Within Its Conurbation Area Is Financially Beneficial To Its Ratepayer?, Gabriel P. Dekel
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The purpose of this thesis is to show that unchecked local development policies do not necessarily secure financial benefits to the local ratepayer and that they can pose a threat to the long-term well-being of communities. Yet local policy-makers are often unaware of this or unwilling to accept it. The theoretical review tries to explain the divorce between policy analysis and political behaviour. It shows how local government is constrained by political structures and processes which often result in an indiscriminate and costly approach to development policies as well as a deficient practice of fiscal impact analysis. An empirical study …
Community In Liberalism: Language Rights In Quebec, Pierre A. Coulombe
Community In Liberalism: Language Rights In Quebec, Pierre A. Coulombe
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To what extent can liberal theory account for community without compromising its core value, that of autonomy? And, by extension, can a liberal framework of rights properly integrate claims to the promotion of community, say a linguistic community? Part of the answer rests on an interpretation of liberalism which would accommodate community and valid claims to communal goods such as language. Various attempts to offer such an interpretation, however, are constrained by normative claims about the primacy of autonomy, or yet are founded on shaky propositions about the moral status of community. These difficulties are apparent in rights-discourse, namely in …
Local Government Unionism In Ontario, 1935-1963: A Study Of The Determinants Of Union Growth (Volumes I And Ii), James Robert Mcvittie
Local Government Unionism In Ontario, 1935-1963: A Study Of The Determinants Of Union Growth (Volumes I And Ii), James Robert Mcvittie
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The thesis examines the proposition that the emergence and growth of local government unionism in Ontario, during the period 1935 to 1963, can be explained in terms of the hypothesized relationships identified in the aggregate union growth literature. Developments in both general municipal employment and the municipal utilities (hydro-electric power, urban transit and water works) are addressed. Specifically, the significance of trends in local government employment, unemployment and labour force composition are explored. This is followed by a detailed examination of local government compensation. The relevance of existing labour relations policy for local government unionism is then assessed. Finally, the …
Regeneration And Politics: Buber's Idea Of Nationhood, Janet Catherine Menard
Regeneration And Politics: Buber's Idea Of Nationhood, Janet Catherine Menard
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The dissertation explores Martin Buber's conception of Jewish nationhood, in particular his idea of "regeneration", which, applied to Israel, involves as much divine and universal dimensions as it involves secular and particular dimensions, such as the biblical idea of cosmic mission and chosen nationhood, on the one hand, and return to labour on the land and the formation of communal socialism, on the other. Chapters I-VII discuss this attempted synthesis. In addition, they touch upon Buber's views on national development and autonomy within the context of international relations and the reality of Palestine--a reality distinguished by the presence of an …
Beyond Virtue And Honour: Montesquieu And The Problem Of England In The "Spirit Of The Laws", Donald Anton Desserud
Beyond Virtue And Honour: Montesquieu And The Problem Of England In The "Spirit Of The Laws", Donald Anton Desserud
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This thesis attempts to resolve the problematic nature of Montesquieu's analysis of the English constitution. It is argued that in the Spirit of the Laws Montesquieu presents England as a mixed regime composed of republican and monarchical elements. Further, England is able to protect the liberty of its citizens from unwarranted intrusions into their private lives by governments, and permits them to pursue a natural desire for commercial activity. England is able to avoid corruption, or at least the effects of corruption, by limiting government power, and by nurturing the interests of the citizens in participating in politics. Hence liberty …
Ontario Hydro And Rural Electrification In Old Ontario, 1911-1958: Policies And Issues, Keith Robson Fleming
Ontario Hydro And Rural Electrification In Old Ontario, 1911-1958: Policies And Issues, Keith Robson Fleming
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This thesis, based mainly on provincial and federal government and Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (HEPC) records, seeks to show how electricity was provided to the rural residents of Ontario. The first rural customers were added to the Commission's lines in 1912, and Hydro's engineers spent several years thereafter devising new applications of electricity for farm residents. Hydro tried, moreover, to create a rural rate schedule that conformed with its dictum of providing "power at cost on an equal basis to all." By 1920, the HEPC was organizing Rural Power Districts, the administrative foundation on which its rural program would …
The British Homogeneity Thesis And Nationalism In Scotland And Wales, John Francis Mcgarry
The British Homogeneity Thesis And Nationalism In Scotland And Wales, John Francis Mcgarry
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In the mid-1960s, British political scientists claimed that their society was free of significant regional division. Their analysis was based on the theory of political and social diffusion originally put forward by Marx. However, electoral success for nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales in the late 1960s cast doubt on this theory. In response, two theories were put forward ascribing this nationalist phenomenon to economic causes. Michael Hechter argued that nationalism in Scotland and Wales was due to resentment caused by the existence of economic disparities between both countries and England. Tom Nairn, however, claimed that Scottish nationalism was a …
Provincial Restructuring Of Municipal Government: A Comparative Analysis Of New Brunswick And Nova Scotia, Harley Louis D'Entremont
Provincial Restructuring Of Municipal Government: A Comparative Analysis Of New Brunswick And Nova Scotia, Harley Louis D'Entremont
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During the past twenty years, both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick established Royal Commissions which recommended large-scale reform in provincial-muncipal relations. The New Brunswick government implemented most of the reforms proposed whereas the Nova Scotia government did not. The different outcomes in the two provinces can be explained by focusing on certain characteristics of each province's decision-making structures and patterns of demand articulation, using Salisbury's approach.;This study shows that the theoretical elements contained in Salisbury's model are useful for the study of public policy, although refinements had to be made. The decisional system had to be defined in terms of …
The Managerial Approaches Of Chief Administrative Officers, William George Vance
The Managerial Approaches Of Chief Administrative Officers, William George Vance
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This dissertation investigates the meaning of the common perceptions found among Chief Administrative Officers in a recent study, that the success of the CAO position and of the CAO system hinges upon the individual CAO's personal style.;The concept of style in the management and political psychology literatures is critically reviewed. Style is generally found to be either a trait or habit, or a name given to a particular set of responses to a style scale. Situational Leadership and The Managerial Grid are criticized.;The CAO's style is understood to mean the style of the CAO-in-the-organization. Style and organizational culture are elaborated, …
Federal Regional Policy: A Process Analysis, Brian Richard Anderson
Federal Regional Policy: A Process Analysis, Brian Richard Anderson
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The purpose of this study is to outline and analyze the process leading to the signing of regional development agreements between the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE) and the provinces of Saskatchewan and British Columbia. The agreements were signed as subsidiary to General Development Agreements (GDAs) entered into with each of the provinces. The study examines a series of these subsidiary agreements signed between 1974 and 1980 in order to determine some of the forces helping to shape regional policy, to characterize working relationships and to consider the implications of particular administrative structures and processes.;The research is based …
Jeremy Bentham On The Utility Of Religion And The Church Of England, James Edward Crimmins
Jeremy Bentham On The Utility Of Religion And The Church Of England, James Edward Crimmins
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The dissertation provides a comprehensive study of the neglected religious writings, published and unpublished, of Jeremy Bentham. The origin, character, and purpose of his thoughts on religion have been misunderstood by scholars in the past. The first five chapters are devoted to an interpretive account of the importance of the religious writings and how they are to be understood. The second chapter is a history of Bentham's emerging unbelief, his early disaffection with organised religion, and his subsequent systematic attack on religion in general in later life. In the third chapter the conventional interpretive accounts of the religious writings which …
Local Government And National Development: Fragmentation And Centralization In Lesotho, Sefora Thakane-Masia
Local Government And National Development: Fragmentation And Centralization In Lesotho, Sefora Thakane-Masia
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Development debates have been going on since the beginning of the 1960's. Development models have been proposed and tried in many developing countries, but it seems that in spite of all those efforts, rural people in such countries are experiencing less development and increased hardship. The current trend in the development literature is therefore laying emphasis on rural development. While the emphasis has changed, the methods have not. Governments, scholars and professionals make major decisions on rural development and expect the rural people to implement those decisions. Current studies are also directed toward solutions of rural development problems within an …
Eskimo Housing Programmes, 1954-65: A Case Study Of Representative Bureaucracy, Patrick Gerald Nixon
Eskimo Housing Programmes, 1954-65: A Case Study Of Representative Bureaucracy, Patrick Gerald Nixon
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The concept of representative bureaucracy is used in this study to understand the reasons for the development of Eskimo housing programmes in Canada between 1954 and 1965 and to evaluate their effectiveness.;The study argues that, in the absence of the Canadian federal public service's taking an advocacy/representative position vis a vis Canada's Eskimo peoples, the historic government policy of doing little for northerners would likely have continued. Nevertheless, because public servants for various reasons failed to involve Eskimo people in the decision making which affected their lives, the legitimacy of a representative bureaucracy was challenged within the public service and …
Canadian Government Involvement In The Development Of The Uranium Industry, 1930 To 1963, Terrence James Downey
Canadian Government Involvement In The Development Of The Uranium Industry, 1930 To 1963, Terrence James Downey
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"The Canadian Forum," 1920-1934: A Study In The Development Of English-Canadian Socialist Thought, Allen George Mills
"The Canadian Forum," 1920-1934: A Study In The Development Of English-Canadian Socialist Thought, Allen George Mills
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Challenges To The Voting System In Canada, 1874-1974, Harry Charles Phillips
Challenges To The Voting System In Canada, 1874-1974, Harry Charles Phillips
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Major Policy-Making Variables For High-Density Residential Development Intoronto, 1961-1970, Kenneth Orrin Sharratt
Major Policy-Making Variables For High-Density Residential Development Intoronto, 1961-1970, Kenneth Orrin Sharratt
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The Military In The Commonwealth Caribbean: A Study In Comparative Institutionalization, Malcolm Randolph Mcfarlane
The Military In The Commonwealth Caribbean: A Study In Comparative Institutionalization, Malcolm Randolph Mcfarlane
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