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Author Thomas, Paul G.

Title Manitoba politics and government : issues, institutions, traditions / edited by Paul G. Thomas and Curtis Brown.

Publication Info. Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada : University of Manitoba Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (452 pages) : illustrations, coat of arms, portraits
text file
Note Based on papers presented at the Roblin Professorship conference: Manitoba Politics, Government and Policy into the 21st Century, held at St. John's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. from Nov. 20-22, 2008.
Publisher's Web site: http://uofmpress.ca.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization. CaOONL
File Type Electronic monograph in PDF format.
Contents Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Manitoba in the Middle -- PART ONE: MANITOBA�S POLITICAL CULTURE -- 1. The Manitoba Political tradition -- 2. Political Culture in Manitoba -- PART TWO: PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN MANITOBA -- 3. The Success of the New Democratic Party -- 4. Manitoba�s Progressive Conservative Party: A “Great Renewal� or Continued Disarray? -- 5. Manitoba�s Liberals: Sliding into Third -- 6. Realigning Elections in Manitoba -- PART THREE: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES -- 7. The Manitoba Cabinet
8. The Manitoba Legislature: A Personal Reflection9. The Evolution of Political Journalism in Manitoba -- 10. The Past, Present, and Future of the Manitoba�s Civil Service -- 11. A Practitioner�s Reflections on the Practice of Federalism -- 12. Leading from the Middle: Manitoba�s Role in the Intergovernmental and Transnational Arenas -- PART FOUR: MANITOBA�S ECONOMY AND SOCIETY -- 13. Manitoba in the Middle: A Mutual Fund Balanced for Steady Income -- 14. Manitoba Agriculture: Cultivating a New Approach Towards Sustainability
15. Segregated City: A Century of Poverty in Winnipeg16. “Closing the Gap� in Manitoba -- 17. The Role of Aboriginal Political Organizations in the Policy Process -- 18. Has the Manitoba “Advantage� Worked for Women? -- 19. Health Care Policy in Manitoba: The Past, Present, and Future of Regional Health Authorities -- 20. Questions of Allocation: Resources and Degrees Awarded at the University of Manitoba, 1998�2005 -- Contributors
Summary Manitoba Politics and Government is a rich and fascinating account of a province that strives for the centre, for the delicate middle ground where individualism and collectivism overlap, and where a multitude of different cultures and traditions create a highly balanced society."--Pub. desc.
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Subject Manitoba -- Politics and government.
Manitoba.
Politics and government.
Manitoba -- Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Manitoba -- Politics and government -- Congresses.
Manitoba -- Social conditions -- Congresses.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Brown, Curtis, 1981-
Roblin Professorship Conference (2008 : Winnipeg, Man.)
Other Form: Print version: Manitoba politics and government. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, c2010 0887557198 9780887557194 (OCoLC)614855265
ISBN 9780887557194
9780887554018 (electronic book)
0887554016 (electronic book)
0887557198
9780887557194
Standard No. 9786613091475
9780887557194