{"product_id":"overpromising-and-underperforming-9781442613348","title":"Overpromising and Underperforming","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic reporting has been used experimentally in federal-provincial relations since the mid-1990s as an accountability mechanism to promote policy effectiveness, intergovernmental cooperation, and democratic legitimacy. Our understanding of how well it is working, however, remains limited to very specific policy sectors – even though this information is essential to policy makers in Canada and beyond. \u003cem\u003eOverpromising and Underperforming?\u003c\/em\u003e offers a deeper analysis of the use of new accountability mechanisms, paying particular attention to areas in which federal spending power is used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first volume to specifically analyse the accountability features of Canadian intergovernmental agreements and to do so systematically across policy sectors. Drawing on the experiences of other federal systems and multilevel governance structures, the contributors investigate how public reporting has been used in various policy fields and the impact it has had on policy-maki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Contributors  Glossary of Acronyms  List of Tables  PART 1 Establishing Benchmarks  Chapter 1: Introduction: Accountability and Governance  Peter Graefe (McMaster University), Julie M. Simmons (University of Guelph), Linda A. White (University of Toronto)  PART II Emerging Accountability Structures: Canadian Case Studies  Chapter 2: Intergovernmental Accountability and Health Care: Reflections on the Recent Canadian Experience  Patrick Fafard (University of Ottawa)  Chapter 3: The National Child Benefit: Collective Accountability through Public Reporting  Julie M. Simmons  Chapter 4: Democratizing Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes: Community Engagement and Public Reporting In Early Learning and Child Care in Canada  Tammy Findlay (Mount Saint Vincent University)  Chapter 5: Evolving Federal-Provincial Accountability Regimes in Active Labour Market Policy  Thomas Klassen (York University) and Donna Wood (University of Victoria)  Chapter 6: Accountability in Labour Market Policies for Persons with Disabilities  Peter Graefe and Mario Levesque (Memorial University)  Chapter 7: Multi-Level Governance, Infrastructure, and the Transformation of Accountability Regimes in Canada  Luc Turgeon (University of Ottawa) and Josh Hjartarson (University of Toronto)  PART III Alternative Accountabilities: Comparative and Normative Examples  Chapter 8: Convergence Through Benchmarking and Policy Learning: The Impact of the Open Method of Coordination on Social Policy within the European Union  Daniel V. Preece (Carleton University)  Chapter 9: Global Governance and Canadian Federalism: Reconciling External Accountability Obligations through Internal Accountability Practices  Grace Skogstad (University of Toronto)  Chapter 10: The No Child Left Behind Act and Educational Accountability in the United States  Paul Manna (College of William and Mary)  Chapter 11: Internal Answerability and Intergovernmental Policy Learning: Accountability in Canadian Mandatory Education  Jennifer Wallner (University of Ottawa)  Chapter 12: Accountability Regimes for Federal Social Transfers: An Exercise in Deconstruction and Reconstruction  Barbara Cameron (York University)  Chapter 13: Panacea or Peril? Intergovernmental Accountability and the Auditor General  Amy Nugent and Julie M. Simmons  PART IV Conclusion  Chapter 14: Conclusion: Whither Accountability?  Peter Graefe, Julie M. Simmons and Linda A. White\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408350814551,"sku":"9781442613348","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442613348.jpg?v=1730502552","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/overpromising-and-underperforming-9781442613348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}