The Government and Politics of Ontario
by White, GrahamEdition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-07-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Toronto Pr
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Summary
This textbook is the standard authority on the government and politics of Ontario. Extensively revised and updated to reflect the early Harris era, this edition also features a new section on change and continuity in the Ontario political system.
Author Biography
GRAHAM WHITE is Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Sic Permanet: Ontario People and Their Politics | p. 3 |
| The Socio-Economic Setting of Ontario Politics | p. 19 |
| The Ontario Political Culture: An Interpretation | p. 49 |
| The Legislature: Central Symbol of Ontario Democracy | p. 71 |
| Making and Implementing the Decisions: Issues of Public Administration in the Ontario Government | p. 93 |
| Local Government in Ontario | p. 126 |
| Ontario in Confederation: The Not-So-Friendly Giant | p. 158 |
| Elections and Campaigning: 'They Blew Our Doors Off on the Buy' | p. 189 |
| Ontario Party Politics in the 1990s: Comfort Meets Conviction | p. 216 |
| Spinning Tales: Politics and the News in Ontario | p. 236 |
| Judging Women's Political Success in the 1990s | p. 268 |
| Politics and Policy in the North | p. 284 |
| The New World of Interest-Group Politics in Ontario | p. 307 |
| An Insiders' View of the NDP Government of Ontario: The Politics of Permanent Opposition Meets the Economics of Permanent Recession | p. 331 |
| Reclaiming the 'Pink Palace': The Progressive Conservative Party Comes in from the Cold | p. 365 |
| The Harris Government: Restoration or Revolution? | p. 402 |
| Change in Ontario Politics | p. 418 |
| A Guide to Sources on Ontario Government and Politics | p. 443 |
| Legislative, Executive, and Political Records at the Archives of Ontario: A Brief Guide | p. 449 |
| Contributors | p. 455 |
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