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Author Haddow, Rodney S., author.

Title Comparing Quebec and Ontario : political economy and public policy at the turn of the millennium / Rodney Haddow
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Studies in comparative political economy and public policy
Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.
Contents 1. How Do Advanced Political Economies Differ? Why Does It Matter? -- 2. Typing Provinces: The Political Economies of Ontario and Quebec -- 3. Budgeting: Why Some Tax and Spend More Than Others, and How -- 4. Social Assistance and Transfers: Redistributing, but Differently -- 5. Childcare and Early Learning: Can the Residual Mould Be Broken? -- 6. Economic Development: Can States Still Intervene? -- 7. Quantitative Evidence (1): Comparing Policy "Effort" -- 8. Quantitative Evidence (2): Comparing Redistributive Outcomes
Summary In Comparing Quebec and Ontario, Rodney Haddow analyses how budgeting, economic development, social assistance, and child care policies differ between the two provinces. The cause of the differences, he argues, are underlying differences between their political economic institutions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Economic policy
Politics and government
Social policy
SUBJECT Ontario -- Social policy
Ontario -- Economic policy
Ontario -- Politics and government
Québec (Province) -- Economic policy
Québec (Province) -- Social policy
Québec (Province) -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85109777
Subject Ontario
Québec
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442621176
1442621176