Governments, territories, and public policies: Analysis from a multidimensional and multisectoral perspective. Interview with Daniel Béland
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comparative public policy, social policy, territorial politics, canadian politics, federalismAbstract
In this interview, we talk to Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Professor in the Department of Political Science McGill University, about several issues that underpin the focus and theoretical and practical mission of the Journal Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas (GAPP). These issues include the reform of institutions and their determinants (such as the role of ideas among different actors), and the impact of federalism (especially fiscal federalism) on the development and change of welfare states and social policies from a comparative point of view. In the following pages, we attempt to shed light on all these issues by reviewing the main topics that have marked Professor Daniel Béland’s research agenda over the last 20 years, focusing on his main contributions, both theoretical and empirical.
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