Rules and Unruliness
Canadian Regulatory Democracy, Governance, Capitalism, and Welfarism
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2014
- Category
- Canadian, Economic Conditions
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773590410
- Publish Date
- Apr 2014
- List Price
- $37.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773543331
- Publish Date
- Apr 2015
- List Price
- $37.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773543324
- Publish Date
- Apr 2014
- List Price
- $110.00
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A critical examination of Canadian regulatory governance and politics over the past fifty years, Rules and Unruliness builds on the theory and practice of rule-making to show why government "unruliness" - the inability to form rules and implement structures for compliance - is endemic and increasing. Analyzing regulatory politics and governance in Canada from the beginning of Pierre Trudeau's era to Stephen Harper's government, the authors present a compelling argument that current regulation of the economy, business, and markets are no longer adequate to protect Canadians. They examine rules embedded in public spending programs and rules regarding political parties and parliamentary government. They also look at regulatory capitalism to elucidate how Canada and most other advanced economies can be characterized by co-governance and co-regulation between governments, corporations, and business interest groups. Bringing together literature on public policy, regulation, and democracy, Rules and Unruliness is the first major study to show how and why increasing unruliness affects not only the regulation of economic affairs, but also the social welfare state, law and order, parliamentary democracy, and the changing face of global capitalism.
About the authors
G. Bruce Doern is a professor emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University. He is the author and co-author of numerous books on Canadian politics and policy, including Faith and Fear: The Free Trade Story, with Brian Tomlin, and Canadian Public Policy: Ideas, Structure, Process, with Richard Phidd.
Michael J. Prince holds the Lansdowne Chair in Social Policy at the University of Victoria and is co-author of Rules and Unruliness: Canadian Regulatory Democracy, Governance, Capitalism, and Welfarism.
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Richard J. Schultz is a professor in the department of political science at McGill University.
Editorial Reviews
“Rules and Unruliness is a remarkable achievement, synthesizing and building upon the exceptional insights of three leading authorities on regulation and public governance in Canada.” Janine Brodie, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta
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