
Who Is Afraid of the State?
Canada in a World of Multiple Centres of Power
University of Toronto Press
Published on 10. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-8020-8388-3 (ISBN)
Description
Is the government becoming less powerful? Is it in retreat vis-a-vis a proliferation of non-governmental agencies, multinational corporations, and international organizations? The essays in this collection argue that - contrary to some private-sector populists - the state is in the best position to lead in making policy in a rapidly changing world and should retain and refine this responsibility. Examining the interaction of government, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector, the contributors show that government, far from being stagnant, is in a constant state of transformation and revitalization. It may work to prepare citizens for changes that often seem inevitable and sometimes it challenges, even resists, the directions or modes of such change. It remains an important - perhaps the most crucial - actor in the governance process.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-8388-3 (9780802083883)
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Gordon S. Smith is executive director of the Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, and chairs the board of the International Development Research Centre.
Daniel Wolfish is currently a Strategic Priorities Analyst for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Daniel Wolfish is currently a Strategic Priorities Analyst for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.