Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. The Meaning of Federalism 1
5. Origins and Objectives of Canadian Confederation 20
6. Judicial Interpretation of the Constitution 43
7. The Political Economy of Decentralization 72
8. A Province Unlike the Others 94
9. Fiscal Federalism: The Search for Balance 124
10. Conditional Grants and Shared-Cost Programs 151
11. Federalism and Economic Policy 177
12. Federal-Provincial Conflict and Its Resolution 210
13. Federalism and Constitutional Change 235
14. Epilogue: Continental Free Trade and Canadian Federalism 268
15. Constitution Act, 1867 275
16. Constitution Act, 1982 284
17. 1987 Constitutional Accord 299
18. Index 309