POLITICS 459 - SELECTED TOPIC IN PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC LAW AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
POLITICS 459 - SELECTED TOPIC IN PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC LAW AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
WEEKLY READING LIST
POLITICS 459
SELECTED TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC LAW AND ADMINISTRATION:
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
COURSE READING LIST
(96-1)
Class Time: Thursday 10:30-1:30
Class Location:
Instructor: Dr. Michael Howlett
Office: AQ 6043 Phone: 291-3082
Office Hours: Thursday 1:30-2:30
WEEKLY READING LIST
WEEK I - INTRODUCTION: THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN CANADA
Required Reading:
George Altmeyer, "Three Ideas of Nature in Canada, 1893-1914" in Chad Gaffield and Pam Gaffield eds., Consuming Canada: Readings in Environmental History (Toronto: Copp Clark, 1995) pp. 96-118
J.G. Nelson, "Sustainable Development, Conservation Strategies and Heritage" in Bruce Mitchell ed. Resource and Environmental Management in Canada (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995) pp. 384-405
Recommended Reading:
C. Knick Harley, "Resources and Economic Development in Historical Perspective" in David Laidler ed., Responses to Economic Change, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986) pp. 1-32
A. Scott, "The Development of the Extractive Industries" in Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science, 28 (1) 1962 pp. 70-87
WEEK II - THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN CANADA
Required Reading:
Bruce Wilkinson, "Canada's Resource Industries: A Survey" in John Whalley ed., Canada's Resource Industries and Water Export Policy (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986) pp. 1-160
Mel Watkins, "A Staple Theory of Economic Growth" in Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science 29 (2) 1963 pp. 141-158
Recommended Reading:
T. Gunton and J. Richards, "Political Economy of Resource Policy", in Thomas Gunton and John Richards eds., Resource Rents and Public Policy in Western Canada, (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1987) pp. 1-27
N. Rosenberg, "Technological Innovation and Natural Resources" in N. Rosenberg, Perspectives on Technology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976) pp. 229-248
WEEK III - THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN CANADA
Required Reading:
John N. McDougall, "Natural Resources and National Politics: A Look at Three Canadian Resource Industries" in G.B. Doern, ed., The Politics of Economic Policy (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985) pp. 163-220
Robert J.P. Gale, 'NAFTA and Its Implications for Resource and Environmental Management" in Bruce Mitchell ed. Resource and Environmental Management in Canada (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995) pp. 99-129
Recommended Reading:
Alex Himmelfarb, "The Social Characteristics of One-Industry Towns in Canada" in Roy T. Bowles, ed., Little Communities and Big Industries (Toronto: Butterworths, 1982) pp. 16-43
Larratt T. Higgins, "The Alienation of Canadian Resources: The Case of the Columbia River Treaty" in Chad Gaffield and Pam Gaffield eds., Consuming Canada: Readings in Environmental History (Toronto: Copp Clark, 1995) pp. 267-179
WEEK IV - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY ISSUES (I): CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION
Required Reading:
Bruce Mitchell, "The Provincial Domain in Environmental Management and Resource Development" in O.P. Dwivedi ed., Resources and the Environment: Policy Perspectives for Canada, (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1980) pp. 49-76
Peter Nemetz, "Federal Environmental Regulation in Canada" in Natural Resources Journal, 26 (3), 1986 pp. 551-608
S.I. Bushnell, "The Control of Natural Resources Through the Trade and Commerce Power and Proprietary Rights" in Canadian Public Policy 6(2) 1980 pp. 313-324
Recommended Reading:
G.V. La Forest, Natural Resources and Public Property Under the Canadian Constitution (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1969) pp. 3-47
William D. Moull, "The Legal effect of the Resource Amendment - What's New in Section 92a?" in J. P. Meekison, R.J. Romanow, and W.D. Moull, Origins and Meaning of Section 92(a): The 1982 Constitutional Amendment on Resources (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1985)
Peter N. Nemetz, "The Fisheries Act and federal-Provincial Environment Regulation: Duplication of Complementary?" in Canadian Public Administration 29 (3) 1986 pp. 401-424
WEEK V - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY ISSUES (II): NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
Required Reading:
M.A. Molot, "Public Resource Corporations: Impetus and Evolution" in N. Bankes and J.O.Saunders eds., Public Disposition of Natural Resources (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1984) pp. 285-304
David L. Anderson, "Mineral Subsidies: A Canadian Perspective" in Resources Policy 15 (1) 1989 pp. 58-74
Thomas Meredith, "Assessing Environmental Impacts in Canada" in Bruce Mitchell ed. Resource and Environmental Management in Canada (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995) pp. 360-383
Recommended Reading:
J. Cohen and M. Krashinsky, "Capturing the Rents on Resource Land for the Public Landowner: The Case for a Crown Corporation" in Canadian Public Policy 2(3) 1976 pp. 411-423
Marsha Chandler, "The Politics of Public Enterprise" in J.R. Pritchard ed., Crown Corporations: The Calculus of Instrument Choice, (Toronto: Butterworth, 1983) pp. 185-218
Ted Schrecker, "Environmental Law and the Greening of Government: A Cynical Guide" in Geoffrey Thompson, Moira L. McConnell and Lynne B. Huestis, eds. Environmental Law and Business in Canada (Aurora: Canada Law Book Inc, 1993) pp. 161-183
WEEK VI - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY ISSUES (III): POLICY SUBSYSTEMS
Required Reading:
A.P. Grima, "Participatory Rites: Integrating Public Involvment in Environmental Impact Assessment" in J.B.R. Whitney and V.W. Maclaren eds., Environmental Impact Assessment: The Canadian Experience (Toronto: University of Toronto Institute for Environmental Studies,1985) pp. 33-52
W. Clement, "Labour in Exposed Sectors: Canada's Resource Economy" in W. Clement, The Challenge of Class Analysis, (Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1988) pp. 89-104
Jim Bruton, and Michael Howlett. "Differences of Opinion: Round Tables, Policy Networks and the Failure of Canadian Environmental Strategy." Alternatives. 19, no. 1 (1992): 25.
Recommended Reading:
Michael Howlett and M. Ramesh, Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995) Chapters 4 and 7
Maurice Wright, "Policy Community, Policy Network and Comparative Industrial Policies." Political Studies. 36, no. 4 (1988): 593-612.
WEEK VII - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY ISSUES (IV): POLICY PROCESSES
Required Reading:
M.W. Bucovetsky, "The Mining Industry and the Great Tax Reform Debate" in A.P. Pross ed., Pressure Group Behavior in Canadian Politics (Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1975) pp. 89-114
G. Bruce Doern, "The Mega-Project Episode and the Foundations of Canadian Economic Development Policy" in Canadian Public Administration 26(2) 1983
F.J. Anderson and R.D. Cairns, "The Soft-Wood Lumber Agreement and Resource Politics" in Canadian Public Policy, 14 (2) 1988 pp. 186-196
Recommended Reading:
Frank Cassidy and Norman Dale, After Native Claims? The Implications of Comprehensive Claims Settlements for Natural Resources in British Columbia (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1988) pp. 20-35
Michael Howlett, "The Judicialization of Canadian Environmental Policy 1980-1989" A Test of the Canada-U.S. Convergence Thesis" in Canadian Journal of Political Science 1993
Michael Howlett and M. Ramesh, Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995) Chapters 6, 8-10
WEEK VIII - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY ISSUES (V): SUSTAINABILITY
Required Reading:
World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987) pp. 43-66
Canada, Report of the National Task Force on Environment and the Economy, (Toronto: Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers, 1987)
Jamie Benidickson, "Environmental Law Survey: Part I." Ottawa Law Review 24, no. 3 (1992): 734-811, and Jamie Benidickson, "Environmental Law Survey: Part II." Ottawa Law Review 25, no. 1 (1993): 123-154.
Recommended Reading:
Bruce Mitchell, "The Evolution of Integrated Resource Management" in Reg Lang, Integrated Approaches to Resource Planning and Management (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1986) pp. 13-26
I.D. Thompson, "The Myth of Integrated Wildlife/Forestry Management" in Chad Gaffield and Pam Gaffield eds., Consuming Canada: Readings in Environmental History (Toronto: Copp Clark, 1995) pp. 213-224
Michael Howlett and Jeremy Rayner, "Do Ideas Matter? Policy Subystem Configurations and Policy Change in the Canadian Forest Sector" in Canadian Public Administration (1996)
WEEK IX - SEMINARS (I):CONSTITUTIONAL/ECONOMIC ISSUES
Required Reading:
G. Bruce Doern, "The Mega-Project Episode and the Foundations of Canadian Economic Development Policy" in Canadian Public Administration 26(2) 1983
P.J. Carragata, Natural Resources and International Bargaining Power: Canada's Mineral Policy Options (Kingston: Queens University Centre for Resource Studies, 1984)
Frank Cassidy and Norman Dale, After Native Claims? The Implications of Comprehensive Claims Settlements for Natural Resources in British Columbia (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1988) pp. 20-35
Recommended Reading:
Canada, The National Energy Program, (Ottawa: Energy, Mines and Resources, 1980)
MacDonald, Wendy. Constitutional Change and the Mineral Industry in Canada. Kingston: Queens University Centre for Resource Studies, 1980.
J.B. Robinson, "Pendulum Policy: Natural Gas Forecasts and Canadian Energy Policy, 1969-1981" in Canadian Journal of Political Science, 16(2) 1983 pp. 299-320
WEEK X - SEMINARS (II): SUSTAINABILITY/CONSERVATION ISSUES
Required Reading:
Robert Repetto, "Overview" in R. Repetto and M. Gillis eds., Public Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988) pp. 1-42
British Columbia, Aquaculture and the Administration of Coastal Resources in British Columbia (Victoria: Office of the Ombudsman, 1988) pp. 1-68
Richard K. Paisley, "The Fishing Industry" in Geoffrey Thompson, Moira L. McConnell and Lynne B. Huestis, eds. Environmental Law and Business in Canada (Aurora: Canada Law Book Inc, 1993) pp. 523-537
Michael J. Hardin, "Mining and the Environment" in Geoffrey Thompson, Moira L. McConnell and Lynne B. Huestis, eds. Environmental Law and Business in Canada (Aurora: Canada Law Book Inc, 1993) pp.455-478
Recommended Reading:
Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Sustainable Forests: A Canadian Commitment (Ottawa: Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, 1992)
Leslie Harris, "The East Coast Fisheries" in Bruce Mitchell ed. Resource and Environmental Management in Canada (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995) pp. 130-150
Canada, Turning the Tide: A New Policy for Canada's Pacific Fishery, (Ottawa: Ministry of Supply and Services, 1982)
WEEK XI - SEMINARS (III): INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS
Required Reading:
Skogstad, Grace. ÒThe Application of Canadian and U.S. Trade Remedy Laws: Irreconcilable Expectations?Ó Canadian Public Administration. 31, no. 4 (1988): 539-565.
A. Rugman and A. Anderson, "A Fishy Business: The Abuse of American Trade Law in the Atlantic Groundfish Case of 1985-1986" in Canadian Public Policy 13(2) 1987 pp. 152-164
Michael Percy and Christian Yoder, The Softwood Lumber Dispute and Canada-U.S. Trade in Natural Resources (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1987)
Recommended Reading:
Choucri, Nazli, ed. Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Boston: MIT Press, 1993.
Whalley, John. ÒRegional Trade Arrangements in North America: CUSTA and NAFTA.Ó In New Dimensions in Regional Integration, edited by J. de Melo and A. Panagariya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 352-389.
Cadsby, Charles Bran and Kenneth Woodside. ÒThe Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on the Canada-United States Trade Relationship.Ó Canadian Public Policy19, no. 4 (1993): 450-462.
Department of External Affairs. A Review of Canadian Trade Policy: A Background Document to Canadian Trade Policy for the 1980s. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1983.
WEEK XII - SEMINARS (IV):ALTERNATIVE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
Required Reading:
Paehlke, Robert. ÒRegulatory and Non-Regulatory Approaches to Environmental Protection.Ó Canadian Public Administration. 33, no. 1 (1990): 17-36.
Harter, Philip J. ÒNegotiating Regulations: A Cure for the Malaise?Ó Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 3, no. 1 (1982): 75-91.
Schrecker, Ted. ÒThe Canadian Environmental Assessment Act: Tremulous Step Forward or Retreat Into Smoke and Mirrors?Ó Canadian Environmental Law Reports. 5(1991): 192-246.
Recommended Reading:
Government of Canada. Canada's Green Plan: Canada's Green Plan for a Healthy Environment. Ottawa: Ministry of Supply and Services, 1990.
Doern, G. Bruce. Getting It Green: Case Studies in Canadian Environmental Regulation. Toronto: C. D. Howe Institute, 1990.
Vogel, David. National Styles of Regulation: Environmental Policy in Great Britain and the United States. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986.
Schrecker, Ted. ÒResisting Regulation: Environmental Policy and Corporate Power.Ó Alternatives. 13, no. December (1985): 9.
WEEK XIII - CONCLUSION AND PAPERS DUE
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