Politics and Territory : The Sociology of Regional Persistence in Canada

Cover Title Copyright Contents Tables Charts 1. The Division into regions The Ubiquity of Territorial Divisions Judging the Significance of Region 2. Life in the provinces: as it is The Economy People Quality of Life Regional Profiles 3. The Distribution of power among provinces Sources of Unequal Power The Relative Strength of Regions 4. Life in the provinces: as it is seen Source of Data The Economic Condition of Regions Regional Attractiveness Differences in Power Relative Ethnocentrism Personal Circumstances Relation to Regional Conditions Regional Boundaries and Regional Consciousness 5. National party ties and regional outlooks Party Politics and Regionalism Regional Conditions Personal Circumstances The Consequences of Party Ties 6. Party structure and voting behaviour Introduction Structural Limits of the Party System Psychological Limits on Choice Consequences of Structural and Psychological Constraints Voting Behaviour and Regionalism 7. Political awareness Interpreting the Political Environment Definitional Problems Political Information Regional Differences 8. Parties and the exercise of authority Issues of Legitimacy The Party System Political Roles Political Cynicism Regional Divisions 9. Relations between government and voter The Impact of Government Political Efficacy Efficacy and the Impact of the Federal Government Strains in Political Orientations 10. Regional political orientations The Partisan Context The Atlantic Provinces Quebec Ontario The Prairie Provinces British Columbia Consequences of Party Outlooks 11. Political parties in a regionally divided society National and Regional Interests Party and Territory Choice of Interests Assessing Party Actions Defining Interests 12. The future of regionalism in Canada Prospects for Deregionalization The Conditions of Regionalism The Decline of Regionalism The Consequences of Regionalism Index