Conflicts and Agreements: Changes in Canada's Social Policies

In recent times, the Canadian federal government has sought to actively influence social policies. In 1999, together with the provinces & territories, it signed the "Social Union Agreement," in order to modernize social policy. The agreement encloses concepts of the multiple level gove...

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Published in:	Foro internacional 2004-04, Vol.44 (2), p.205-228
Main Authors:	Boismenu, Gerard, Graefe, Peter, Jenson, Jane
Format:	Article
Language:	spa
Subjects:	Canada Federalism Governance Intergovernmental Relations Provinces Public Administration Social Policy
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Summary:	In recent times, the Canadian federal government has sought to actively influence social policies. In 1999, together with the provinces & territories, it signed the "Social Union Agreement," in order to modernize social policy. The agreement encloses concepts of the multiple level governability & new public management models. The process of restructuring governability relations has been explained, on the one hand, as a new unilateral federalism that seeks to control the provinces; on the other hand, as a new collaboration era between government levels. In the light of this crossroad, the authors analyze three cases: health, childhood protection, & employment. 47 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:	0185-013X 2448-6523