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Theses/Dissertations

Wilfrid Laurier University

Political Science

1984

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The Effect Of Political Partisanship On The Allocation Of Funds For Job Creation In The Province Of Ontario, Darrell Jay Bricker Jan 1984

The Effect Of Political Partisanship On The Allocation Of Funds For Job Creation In The Province Of Ontario, Darrell Jay Bricker

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This thesis examines the role of political considerations in the development and administration of programs that are the responsibility of the federal and provincial governments. Previous research has shown that political considerations do influence public policy outputs, however, this research mostly addresses programs administered by a single level of government. This thesis explores this question further by analyzing and comparing two similar allocative programs: the Canada/Ontario Employment Development (COED) program administered jointly by the federal government and the government of Ontario; and the Canada Works program administered solely by the federal government. Drawing on a comparative analysis of the two …


Nationalism And Integration, Allan Harold Moore Jan 1984

Nationalism And Integration, Allan Harold Moore

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The hypothesis of the paper is that nationalism and integration are compatible with each other, and only conflict when the integrationist tendencies in society become overbearing. To study the hypothesis to the fullest extent possible, we explored it in both intellectual and concrete terms. Chapter One looks at the literature on nationalism and concludes that it can be used in the integration processes of society. Chapter Two examines how nationalism is treated by the modern proponents of integration. The functionalist, neo-functionalist, federalist and pluralist schools of integration are explored in the chapter. Chapter Three examines the hypothesis in concrete terms …