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Political Science Economic Policy

Racing to the Bottom?

Provincial Interdependence in the Canadian Federation

edited by Kathryn Harrison

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Economic Policy, Social Policy, Social Services & Welfare
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774841528
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $99.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774812269
    Publish Date
    Jul 2006
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774812252
    Publish Date
    Dec 2005
    List Price
    $95.00

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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 is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia.

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