Challenges And Perils: Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552661709 ISBN 13 : 9781552661703

Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

This book explores the problems and prospects for social democratic governance in the contemporary Canadian context. It provides an indepth case study of social democratic governance at the provincial level in Canada during the 1990s and the early part of the 21st century.

The authors deal with the constraints that neoliberal globalization has imposed upon social democratic governance in Canada and elsewhere. Case studies of regimes in five Canadian provinces bring out nuances and examine differences in the social democratic responses to these constraints. Included is an analysis of the competitive nationalism of the Parti Quebecois, the NDP and the Social Contract in Ontario, the pragmatic idealism of the NDP in Manitoba, its embrace of Third Way neoliberalism in Saskatchewan and the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to hold against a coalition of labour and new social movements in British Columbia.

The book has an empirical dimension and a strategic thrust, as the authors deal with the searching question of how processes of social democratization can be maintained where the room for manoeuvre seems very limited.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William K. Carroll is Professor of Sociology at the University of Victoria, where he participates in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Cultural, Social and Political Thought. He is also a research associate at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and an associate editor of Socialist Studies. His current research includes a study of networks of corporate power, globally and in “Canada”, a study of anti-corporate globalization protests at the Summit of the Americas (Quebec, 2001) and a theoretical text on social movements. Dr. Carroll participates in the interdisciplinary graduate program in Cultural, Social and Political Thought and also has an active interest in emancipatory methods of social inquiry. R.S. Ratner is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. He has published widely in the fields of critical criminology and social movements, and is currently engaged in research on genocide reparations, mediation and restorative justice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552661709
• ISBN 13: 9781552661703
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Éditeur: Carroll William K., Ratner R. S.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible