Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction x
5. Modern British Columbia
6. Value Conflicts in Lotusland: British Columbia Political Culture 3
7. From Timber to Tourism: The Political Economy of British Columbia 18
8. British Columbia: ‘The Spoilt Child of Confederation’ 32
9. Aboriginal Peoples and Aboriginal Title in British Columbia Politics 45
10. The Political Stage
11. The Politics of Polarization: Parties and Elections in British Columbia 67
12. The British Columbia Legislature and Parliamentary Framework 85
13. Women and Political Representation in British Columbia 103
14. The Media and British Columbia Politics 123
15. Governing the Province
16. The Government of the Day: The Premier and Cabinet in British Columbia 143
17. Provincial Governance and the Public Service: Bureaucratic Transitions and Change 164
18. Administering Justice 174
19. The Patterns of Public Policy
20. Lobbying and Private Interests in British Columbia Politics 201
21. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy in British Columbia 217
22. At the Edge of Canada’s Welfare State: Social Policy-Making in British Columbia 236
23. The Politics of Sustainability: Forest Policy in British Columbia 272
24. Environmental Protection in British Columbia: Postmaterial Values, Organized Interests, and Party Politics 290
25. The British Columbia New Democratic Party: Does It Make a Difference? 310
26. Appendixes 339
27. Notes 347
28. Contributors 373
29. Index 375