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Book SynopsisIn this new edition of Uneasy Partnership, Geoffrey Hale examines the interdependent relationship between Canadian governments and businesses, considering governments' multiple roles in the economy and their implications for the business environment.
Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Boxes and Figures 1. Business, Government, and the Politics of Mutual Dependence 2. State, Business and Society: The Political Roles of Government 3. The Economic Roles of Government 4. Canada’s Economic History: Government, Business, and the Politics of Development and Distribution 5. Corporate Power in Canada: Nature, Extent, and Limits 6. Canada’s Economic Structure: Diversity, Dynamism, and the Political Economy of Business-Government Relations 7. Federalism, Regionalism, and Provincial Diversity 8. Globalization, Trade, and Business 9. Canada’s Crown Corporations and the Changing Face of State Capitalism 10. The Political Marketplace: Interest Groups, Policy Communities, and Lobbying 11. The Evolving Political Economy of Business Taxation 12. Putting the "Capital" into Capitalism: The Political Economy of Canada's Evolving Capital-Market Policies 13. Growth, Equity and Sustainability: Pursuing Positive-Sum Policies in a Shrinking World Glossary Bibliography Index
