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Examining a range of policy areas in Canada, this book assesses the extent to which governments share information and learn from each other when tackling challenging policy problems and the impact it has on national policy making.
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1 Introduction: Theorizing about Provinces as Provincial Laboratories for Policy Diffusion and Transfer
Brendan Boyd
2 Parentage Policy Diffusion in the Canadian Provinces
Dave Snow
3 Interjurisdictional Transfer of Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations among Canadian Provinces
Heather Millar
4 Endangered Species Legislation in Canada: Convergence that Matters
Andrea Olive
5 Learning, Competing, or Emulating? Explaining Diffusion Dynamics in the Case of the Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia
Matthew Lesch
6 Carbon Pricing Policies and Emissions from Aviation: Patterns of Convergence and Divergence
Laurel Besco
7 Policy Replication: The Case of Canadian Cannabis Legalization
Jared J. Wesley
8 Conclusion: (Re)Theorizing Diffusion and Transfer in Canada’s Federal System
Andrea Olive and Brendan Boyd
Index
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Edited by Brendan Boyd and Andrea Olive
Summary
Examining a range of policy areas in Canada, this book assesses the extent to which governments share information and learn from each other when tackling challenging policy problems and the impact it has on national policy making.
