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category: Political Science
published: Nov 2011
ISBN:9780774841528
publisher: UBC Press

Racing to the Bottom?

Provincial Interdependence in the Canadian Federation

edited by Kathryn Harrison

tagged: economic policy, social services & welfare, social policy
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

Contributor Notes

Kathryn Harrison is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, and author of Passing the Buck: Federalism and Canadian Environmental Policy.

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