Public Policy in Canada
An Introduction
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1998
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195412727
- Publish Date
- Sep 1998
- List Price
- $33.95
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Description
In this revised and updated third edition of Public Policy in Canada, Stephen Brooks examines what governments in Canada do, why, and what the consequences are for the political, social, and economic fabric of the country. In Part I, the book considers the concepts, theories, and context ofpublic policy, as well as policy implementation. Part II presents extensive and thought-provoking discussions of six significant issue areas in current Canadian policy-making: Macroeconomic Policy; Social Policy; Family Policy; Aboriginal Policy; Cultural Policy; and Environmental Policy.
About the author
Stephen Brooks is Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor and teaches political science at the University of Michigan. He has written several books on American politics including As Others See Us: The Causes and Consequences of Foreign Perceptions of America (2006) and American Exceptionalism in the Age of Obama (2013).
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