The United States and Canada : how two democracies differ and why it matters /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Other Authors:	Quirk, Paul J., 1949- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Democracy > Canada. Democracy > United States. Federal government > Canada. Federal government > United States. Political culture > Canada. Political culture > United States. Political planning > Canada. Political planning > United States. Canada > Politics and government. United States > Politics and government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Paul J. Quirk
An undivided continent? : re-examining the political culture of Canadians and Americans / Russell Dalton
Electoral and party systems / Andre Blais, Shaun Bowler, Bernard Grofman
Executive leadership and the legislative process / Jonathan Malloy, Paul Quirk
Bureaucratic influence and policymaking / John McAndrews, Bert Rockman, Colin Campbell
Federalism / Richard Simeon, Beryl Radin
Economic policy : growth, stabilization and distribution / William Keech, William Scarth
Environmental policy : climate change / Kathryn Harrison
Morality issues : abortion and gay rights / Gary Mucciaroni, Francesca Scala
Health care in Canada and the United States / Theodore Marmor, Antonia Maioni
Managing diversity : civil rights and immigration / Irene Bloemraad, Doris Marie Provine
National and regional outcomes : violence, inequality, and participation / Keith Banting, Jack Nagel, Chelsea Schafer, Daniel Westlake
Lessons of comparison : institutions and governance / Paul Quirk.