""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE TO THE 2006 EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE 1973 EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE 1971 EDITION""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The social and institutional context""; ""3 'Better pensions for all'""; ""4 The financial negotiations""; ""5 The constitution""; ""6 Sites and procedures""; ""7 The issues""; ""8 Goals and objectives; the bases of conflict""; ""9 Political resources""; ""10 Strategies and tactics""; ""11 The outcomes""; ""12 Consequences""; ""13 Conclusion: federal-provincial diplomacy""; ""POSTSCRIPT""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""