Rules and unruliness : Canadian regulatory democracy, governance, capitalism, and welfarism / G. Bruce Doern, Michael J. Prince, and Richard J. Schultz.

Author
Doern, G. Bruce, 1942- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Montréal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
  • ©2014
Description
xv, 397 pages ; 24 cm

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    A critical examination of Canadian regulatory governance and politics over the years, this book 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.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-374) and index.
    Contents
    • Conceptual foundations and analytical framework
    • Canadian regulatory democracy and governance in Liberal and Conservative eras
    • The changing ecosystem of Canadian regulation : ministerial agency-relations and expanding interests
    • The macro-regulatory governance regime : rules about rules
    • The economic sectoral regime : the core energy, transportation, and telecommunications regulators
    • The regulatory regime of social sectors : registered charities, citizenship and Immigration, and assisted human reproduction technologies
    • The marketplace framework regulatory regime : competition, banking and financial services, and intellectual property
    • The societal framework regulatory regime : law and order, morality and sexuality, and the welfare state
    • The regulatory regime for parliamentary democracy : parties, elections, responsible government, and parliament's watchdog agencies
    • Rules and unruliness in Canadian regulatory democracy and governance.
    Other format(s)
    Issued also in electronic format.
    ISBN
    • 9780773543324 ((cloth))
    • 0773543325
    • 9780773543331 ((paper))
    • 0773543333
    • 0773590404
    • 9780773590403
    • 0773590412
    • 9780773590410
    OCLC
    864505125
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