Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Political parties, games and income distribution
  • 2. Opposition effects, blackmail and u-turns under Pierre Elliot Trudeau
  • 3. The arithmetics of politics under Margaret Thatcher
  • 4. Right-wing ascendency, pivitol players and asymmetric power under Bob Hawke
  • 5. The demise of the federal social safety net under Clinton
  • 6. Conclusions
  • Technical addendum
  • Bibliography
  • Index.