Queen S Policy Studies imprint: 32 books
International Perspectives
Integration and Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
The international trend towards migration is growing rapidly and becoming increasingly complex. As the first-wave generation of migrants ages, their children and even grandchildren are reaching adulthood having spent their entire lives in the countries their families chose long ago. International...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Global warming is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the twenty-first century. Environmental polices on the one hand, and economic and labour market polices on the other, often exist in separate silos creating a dilemma that Work in a Warming World confronts. The world of work - goods, services, and...
Canada: The State of the Federation, 2011
The Changing Federal Environment: Rebalancing Roles
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
In this edition of Canada: State of the Federation, contributors consider whether and to what degree the relationship between the central government and the provincial and territorial governments has changed in the past decade. The authors address three overarching questions. First, is the power base...
Canada and the Crown
Essays in Constitutional Monarchy
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Stephen Harper's Conservative government has reversed the trend of its predecessors by giving the Crown a higher profile through royal tours, publications, and symbolic initiatives. Based on papers given at a Diamond Jubilee conference on the Crown held in Regina in 2012, Canada and the Crown assesses...
Democratic Dilemma
Reforming Canada's Supreme Court
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The process used to select judges of the Supreme Court of Canada has provoked criticism from the start. Some observers argue the process - where the prime minister has unfettered discretion - suffers from a democratic deficit, but there is also disagreement regarding alternative methods of selection....
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Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
In The Handbook of Canadian Higher Education Law, experts examine key legal issues in postsecondary education. Establishing the current governance arrangements for Canadian postsecondary education within a historical context, the editors provide a detailed look at the legislative framework of postsecondary...
Intellectual Disabilities and Dual Diagnosis
An Interprofessional Clinical Guide for Healthcare Providers
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Contemporary policy in the care of persons with developmental disabilities is focused on "social inclusion" and equity. Healthcare professionals in the mainstream are tasked to ensure that their services are both available and responsive to caring for individuals. This clinical guide, written...
Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management
Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Very little happens in government without money. The real impact of policy pronouncements is only understood when the resources to implement them are known, secured, and spent. Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management is for the student and practitioner of public administration, not the finance...
Navigating on the Titanic
Economic Growth, Energy, and the Failure of Governance
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Navigating on the Titanic outlines the brief history of economic growth and the private and public institutions - markets, corporations, households, and governments - which underpin that growth. Bryne Purchase examines mega-risks related to our economy's use of fossil fuels and specifically looks...
Where to from Here?
Keeping Medicare Sustainable
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
Universal healthcare, perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Canada's public policy, is under fire, criticized for its heavy expense and questionable sustainability. In Where to From Here?: Keeping Medicare Sustainable, Stephen Duckett defends Canadian Medicare, addressing key concerns and refuting...
Canada: The State of the Federation, 2012
Regions, Resources, and Resiliency
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
Regional resource disparities and the tensions they generate are a perennial Canadian topic. This edition of Canada: The State of the Federation presents essays on regions, resources, and the resiliency of the Canadian federal system. Contributors consider questions such as: to what extent do Canada’s...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Canada’s fragmented healthcare system is one of the most expensive among the OECD countries, yet the quality of its performance is mediocre at best. Canada lacks a system-wide healthcare strategy that brings together many individual federal, provincial, and territorial strategies into a comprehensive...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
While Canadians are proud of their healthcare system, the reality is that it is fragmented and disorganized. Instead of a pan-Canadian system, it is a "system of systems" - thirteen provincial and territorial systems and a federal system. As a result, Canadian healthcare has not only become...
Assessing Quality in Postsecondary Education
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
For many years the benefits conferred by a higher education went undisputed. But students, employers, governments, and taxpayers are now demanding evidence of educational quality and value. At the same time, fiscally strapped governments are raising questions about how institutions are funded and...