The Concept of Province-Building

A Critique

Bibliographic Data

ID6237041
AuthorsRobert A Young (0000-0001-5105-9334, Western University), Philippe Faucher (0000-0003-0258-6175, Université de Montréal), André Blais (0000-0003-4292-110X, Université de Montréal)
Year1984
Volume17
Issue4
Pages783-818
Publication date1984-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0008423900052586
OpenAlexW2058827605
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited34

In the discourse of Canadian political science, the term “province-building” has gained wide currency. Although not often defined explicitly, it denotes the recent evolution of more powerful and competent provincial administrations which aim to manage socioeconomic change in their territories and which are in essential conflict with the central government. In this analysis, the generalizations which constitute province-building are examined and most are found not to be adequately supported by the evidence now available. Some lines of research are indicated and it is suggested that this emotive and misleading concept be abandoned

Currency · Emotive · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Law · Philosophy · Political Systems and Governance · Social Sciences and Governance

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