Politics, Policy, and Government in British Columbia

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Introduction / R.K. Carty Part 1: Modern British Columbia 1. Value Conflicts in Lotusland: BC Political Culture / Donald E. Blake 2. From Timber to Tourism: The Political Economy of British Columbia / Michael Howlett and Keith Brownsey 3. British Columbia: 'The Spoilt Child of Confederation' / Ed Black 4. Aboriginal Peoples and Aboriginal Title in British Columbia Politics / Paul Tennant Part 2: The Political Stage 5. The Politics of Polarization: Parties and Elections in British Columbia / Donald E. Blake 6. The British Columbia Legislature and Parliamentary Framework / Norman Ruff 7. Women and Political Representation in British Columbia / Lynda Erickson 8. The Media and British Columbia Politics / Barbara McLintock and Gerry Kristianson Part 3: Governing the Province 9. The Government of the Day: The Premier and Cabinet in British Columbia / Terence Morley 10. Provincial Governance and the Public Service: Bureaucratic Transitions and Change / Norman Ruff 11. Administering Justice / Terence Morley Part 4: The Patterns of Public Policy 12. Lobbying and Private Interests in British Columbia Politics / Gerry Kristianson 13. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy in British Columbia / Brian Scarfe 14. At the Edge of Canada's Welfare State: Social Policy-Making in British Columbia / Michael J. Prince 15. The Politics of Sustainability: Forest Policy in British Columbia / George Hoberg 16. Environmental Protection in British Columbia: Postmaterial Values, Organized Interests, and Party Politics / Kathryn Harrison 17. The British Columbia New Democratic Party: Does It Make a Difference? / Richard Sigurdson