Book cover has minimal wear; contains some markings on the text.

Beyond Policy Analysis : Public Issue Management in Turbulent Times

Pal, Leslie A.

Nelson/Thomson Learning

In reviewing the history of Canadian UI, Pal shows that while capital and labour had substantial disagreements over policy, their representations to state officials rarely had any decisive impact on policy development. The author suggests that bureaucratic forces, including organizational ideology and inter-agency conflict, provide a much richer basis for understanding UI policy evolution. The actuarial ideology of the Commission explains the conservative dynamic in UI development, while bureaucratic rivalry, which culminated in victory by the Department of Labour, explains the expansionary thrust, particularly the addition of social welfare aspects. In his discussion of federalism Pal shows that intergovernmental bargaining has had a surprising effect: by the mid-1970s representations from the provinces counted for as much as, if not more than, those from employers and employees. Analysis of UI thus favours state-centred explanations over society-centred ones and suggests that we have overestimated the degree to which government simply responds to external pressures in making policy. Autonomous and distinct forces within the state also greatly effect policy evolution.

State, Class, and Bureaucracy: Canadian Unemployment Insurance and Public Policy

Business & Money

Economics

McGill-Queen's University Press

Leslie Pal explores a phenomenon unique to Canadian politics - the direct funding of advocacy groups by the government - and makes a significant contribution to the debate on the role of the state in shaping society. Focusing on groups concerned with the official languages, multiculturalism, and women's issues, he argues that funding was not neutral but was driven by state interests, and particularly by a national unity agenda.

Interests of State: The Politics of Language, Multiculturalism, and Feminism in Canada

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Leslie Pal explores a phenomenon unique to Canadian politics - the direct funding of advocacy groups by the government - and makes a significant contribution to the debate on the role of the state in shaping society. Focusing on groups concerned with the official languages, multiculturalism, and women's issues, he argues that funding was not neutral but was driven by state interests, and particularly by a national unity agenda.

Women's Studies

Policy: From Ideas to Implementation, In Honour of Professor G. Bruce Doern

Assembling an informed group of scholars, this volume focuses on the study and practice of central agencies, regulation, budgeting, energy and science policy, and governing instruments. A overview that looks beyond Doern's tremendous body of work, Policy: From Ideas to Implementation is also a survey of the methods and central issues of the Canadian and international public policy disciplines.

Prince, Michael J.

Toner, Glen

Politics & Government

The Nation-state versus continental integration: Canada in North America, Germany in Europe (Kanada-Studien)

Universitätsverlag Dr. N. Brockmeyer

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Pal, Leslie A.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Pal, Leslie A.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Pal, Leslie A.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Beyond Policy Analysis : Public Issue Management in Turbulent Times

State, Class, and Bureaucracy: Canadian Unemployment Insurance and Public Policy

Interests of State: The Politics of Language, Multiculturalism, and Feminism in Canada

Interests of State: The Politics of Language, Multiculturalism, and Feminism in Canada

Policy: From Ideas to Implementation, In Honour of Professor G. Bruce Doern

Policy: From Ideas to Implementation, In Honour of Professor G. Bruce Doern

The Nation-state versus continental integration: Canada in North America, Germany in Europe (Kanada-Studien)