This book illustrates how party politics influences policy on income distribution. The author applies game theory to detailed case studies of party dynamics in Canada, Australia, Britain and the United States. Mulé ¥valuates existing theories, and offers a valuable new perspective to students...

Much could be gained from the privatization of social security, but can the gains be delivered? This work takes a look at social security privatization; at the present situation and at what the future holds. The authors examine the experiences of other areas such as Europe and Latin America

This study examines the impact of British capital flows on the evolution of capital markets in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the United States over the years 1870 to 1914. It contrasts the experiences of the frontier countries and provides historical insights into current economic problems...

The proliferation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry has had profound implications for American health policy, tort law, civil law, and welfare and social policy. Since the publication of Rabin and Sugarman's Smoking Policy, class action suits, FDA regulation, clean air legislation, health...

Focuses on the demand, supply, key features, and events that take place across the regions of Canada, the United States of America and Mexico. This handbook is a useful resource for researchers, students and practitioners interested in various aspects of tourism in North America

Canada and Missions for Peace explores Canada's involvement in recent international efforts to resolve violent conflicts in Nicaragua, Cambodia, and Somalia. It examines the complex interface between foreign policy, international security, and international development. In doing so, this book...

The Great Recession and the turn towards all forms of protectionism stress the relevance of international trade policy. With the global economy undergoing deep structural changes, the negotiations between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) present a...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface: The Importance of Community -- Introduction -- Vision -- 1 Sustainable Development Begins at Home: Community Solutions to Global Problems -- Connections -- 2 Social Evolution and Urban Systems: Directions for Sustainability -- Action -- 3 Systemic Crisis in Rural...

This volume examines how gender shapes the varying and intersecting dynamics of informal/precarious worker struggles in two gender-typed sectors - domestic work and construction. Drawing upon cases across the global North and South, it explores how gender is intertwined into collective...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century -- Introduction -- 1 Summary of Demography in Europe and Canada, 1600-2000 -- 2 Population Statistics and Demographic Research in Canada, 1900- 50 -- 3 Outside the Universities...