Political Science Economic Policy
Racing to the Bottom?
Provincial Interdependence in the Canadian Federation
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2011
- Category
- Economic Policy, Social Policy, Social Services & Welfare
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774841528
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $99.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774812269
- Publish Date
- Jul 2006
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774812252
- Publish Date
- Dec 2005
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
The spectre of a “race to the bottom” is increasingly prominent in debates about globalization and also within federal systems where the mobility of both capital and individuals prompts fears of interjurisdictional competition with respect to taxes and environmental and welfare standards. While there has been no shortage of either political rhetoric or academic theorizing on this subject, empirical studies have been in shorter supply. This volume seeks to fill that gap by asking: Are Canadian provinces engaged in a race to the bottom and, if so, what are the consequences? It will be of interest to public policy practitioners, as well as to students and scholars of economics and political science.
About the author
Kathryn Harrison is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia.
