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Description
This book examines policy-making in one of the most significant areas of activity in the Canadian economy – natural resources and the environment. It discusses the evolution of resource policies from the early era of exploitation to the present era of resource and environmental management. Using an integrated political economy and policy perspective, the book provides an analytic framework from which the foundation of ideological perspectives, administrative structures, and substantive issues are explored. The integration of social science perspectives and the combination of theoretical and empirical work make this innovative book one of the most comprehensive analyses of Canadian natural resource and environmental policy to date.
Contributor Notes
Michael Howlett is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Melody Hessing is a member of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Douglas College.
Editorial Reviews
This is an excellent book. It is accessible, well written and well researched. It provides a first-rate introduction to the dilemmas and controversies surrounding Canadian natural resource and environmental policy and as such it will facilitate discussion in the classroom and encourage students to think about the issues that the authors raise.
— Canadian Journal of Political Science, Vol 31, no. 2
A useful additon to the paucity of readable and perceptive political science in this field … crackle[s] with interesting ideas and testable hypotheses.
— Canadian Public Policy
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