Bulletin n. 2-3/2013
February 2014
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Amy Verdun and Donna E. Wood
    Governing the social dimension in Canadian federalism and European integration
    in Canadian Public Administration , vol. 56, issue 2 ,  2013 ,  173-184
    In Canada and the European Union (EU) most programs that affect citizen well-being, such as child care, education, employment, health care, housing, income support and pensions, are the responsibility of the constituent units; i.e., provinces and territories in Canada, and member states in the EU. When Canada was formed in 1867, social programs were considered a provincial concern and thus constitutional responsibility was assigned to provincial governments. Before the creation of the European Community (EC), European nation–states already had many different social programs. Within the EC (later EU), social policy remained a member-state competence. However, over time each political system has developed overarching policies, principles and approaches, effectively creating a significant pan-Canadian or pan-European dimension to social policy.
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