According to the lsquo;median-voter' hypothesis, greater inequality in the market distribution of earnings or income tends to produce greater generosity in redistributive policy. We outline the steps in the causal chain specified by the hypothesis and attempt to assess these steps empirically....

Mutual trade and investment as well as numerous shared political, security, and defense interests make Canada's relationship with the United States a uniquely large and important matter in Canadian public policy. While the state of this relationship and the quality of its management are under...