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One of nine volumes examining specific areas of Canadian democratic life (accompanied by a tenth, synthetic volume), this text provides an audit of Canadian federalism. Author Smith (political science, Dalhousie U., Canada) applies the concepts of inclusiveness, participation, and responsiveness in order to "assess the democratic credentials of federalism." Chapters addressing the success of Canadian federalism in relation to each of these concepts are bracketed at the beginning by a discussion of the democratic parameters of federalism in general and the central features of current Canadian federalism and at the end by proposals aimed at increasing the democratic potential of the Canadian federal system. Distributed in the US by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
