ADMS 1010 Outline - Summer 2011
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
An examination of the interaction between business and government. The impact of key public sector institutions and policies on business practices and strategic decision making and current political, economic and legal issues in the Canadian context are addressed. Prerequisite: AP/ADMS 1000 3.00. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AK/ADMS 1000 3.00. Course credit exclusions: AK/ADMS 1010 3.00, AK/ADMS 2410 3.00 (prior to Summer 1999), AK/ADMS 2420 3.00 (prior to Summer 1997), AK/ADMS 2430 3.00 (prior to Summer 2005).
Additional Requirements
AK/ADMS1000 3.0 or previously completed AK/ADMS2000.03 Note : Not open to students who have taken AK/ADMS 2410 3.0 or AK/ADMS 2420 3.0 or AK/ADMS 2430 3.0 Students are personally responsible to ensure that they have the required prerequisites as stated in the course outline or in the course calendar.
Please BE AWARE: Students CANNOT write exams or submit any work for sections that they are not registered in. Students must confirm the correct section within the first two weeks of class. The instructor/course director has NO AUTHORITY to enroll students into the course. Please direct all registration questions to the main office of the Administrative Studies (http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sas/index.asp). DO NOT contact the instructor/course director in these matters. Students who do not have the prerequisites are at risk of being dropped from the course at any time during the course. The School will not be responsible for refunds resulting from students being dropped from a course due to a lack of the appropriate prerequisites.
Required Course Text / Readings
NO COURSE KIT REQUIRED
Tom Wesson, Canada and The New World Economic Order , Third Edition, 2007, North York, Captus Press Inc. ISBN: 978-1-55322-063-3
Jurkowski, D., Eaton, G., Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy . Captus Press Inc., 2003, ISBN: 1-55322-059-5
- http://www.international.gc.ca/economist-economiste/assets/pdfs/SoT_2010_Chapter3_ENG.pdf
- http://www.international.gc.ca/economist-economiste/assets/pdfs/SoT_2010_Chapter4_ENG.pdf
- http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/ragan_paper/ragan_paper.pdf
Photocopying more than 10% of a textbook is illegal and may involve penalties. Do not duplicate textbooks or obtain these photocopies.
Students should also be aware that the York University Libraries and the public libraries contain a wealth of government documents, journals and other publications, including:
Canadian Business
Saturday Night
Maclean's Magazine
The Globe and Mail
The National Post
The Toronto Star
The Wall Street Journal
The Economist
Weighting of Course
In-class Sections:
Mid-term Exam 35% Week 6
Two in-class Quizzes in Weeks 4 & 10 10% + 15% = 25%
Final Examination 40%
Course Instructor/Contact
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Expanded Course Description
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Organization of the Course
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION: CHANGING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IDEOLOGIES - THE NATURE OF THE STATE
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Liberal Democracy and Its Ideological Underpinnings from Laissez-faire to the Welfare State and Beyond?, pp. 4 - 53
Canada and The New World Economic Order, Canada’s Global Competitiveness, pp. 3 – 33.
What is an ideology?
· Major political and social ideologies
· What is the Canadian ideology toward business?
· The changing ideologies in Canada
READINGS: David Barrows in Tom Wesson’s Canada and the New World Economic Order, pp.
EXERCISE – Shifting Ideologies in Canada
WEEK 2: THE IMPLICATIONS OF FEDERALISM ON BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
Introduction to the system of federalism
· The requirements of federalism
· The fiscal and institutional arrangements of federal-provincial relations
· Government responses to regional economic diversities and disparities
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Federal Government's Industrial Strategy to Regional Economic Disparities: A Historical Overview pp. 379 - 396 and the Constitutional Timeline of Canada, pp. 121 - 130
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada’s Mixed Economy, Andrew Sutherland, Cultivating Cash, pp. 397 - 428.
WEEK 3: THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF CANADA
Introduction to the origin of law
· Types of laws
· Constitutional principles of Rule of Law, Common Law and Natural Law
· Constitutional conventions
· An overview of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1867, 1982
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Laurence M. Olivo, Introduction to Legal Studies: Law as a Concept and System pp. 54 – 70; Systems of Law in Canada pp. 71 – 87; Sources of Law pp. 88 – 105 and Types of Law pp. 106 - 112
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada’s Mixed Economy, Summary of Constitutional Events, pp. 113 – 120.
WEEK 4: ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
· Defining accountability in the private and public sectors
· The Canadian law making process and decision making process
· The exercise of Executive and Legislative powers
· The fusion of Cabinet and the House of Commons
· The significance of Cabinet responsibility and the theory of the administrative state
· The accountability of the public policy process
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, George E. Eaton, Public Administration and Business Administration, pp. 152 – 176 and D. Wayne Taylor, Public Sector Restructuring, pp. 189 - 201 .
Canada and the New World Economic Order, David Barrows and Tom Wesson,The Changing Role of the Public Sector, pp. 183 - 204
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Howard McConnell, The Case for a ‘Triple E’ Senate, pp. 176 – 188.
WEEK 5: INTEREST GROUPS AND LOBBYING
Lobbyists in Canada
· Influencing regulatory and redistributive policies
· Types of interest groups and their characteristics and organizational attributes
· Lobbying in the Canadian law making process and decision making process
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, W.T. Stanbury & Sean Moore, Role of Interest Groups in Influencing Public Policy in Canada, pp. 217 – 266
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Andrew Sutherland, Cultivating Cash, pp. 397 – 428.
WEEK 6: THE GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR
How big has government become?
· The mixed economy of Canada
· Government control
- Role of the Bank of Canada / Monetary Policy
· What are the internal factors contributing to government growth?
· The economic conditions and impact on government
· Government intervention in regions of Canada
· Federal government support of the private sector
· Economic nationalism
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Representative Government and the Provision of Public Goods pp. 270 – 283
Canada And The New World Economic Order, pp. 34 – 59; 205 - 237
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada’s Mixed Economy, Diane Jurkowski, Federal Government’s Industrial Strategy to Regional Economic Disparities pp. 379 - 396
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/ragan_paper/ragan_paper.pdf
A COMMON MID-TERM EXAM
DATE of Exam WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS by Week 4. Exam will be held in Week 6.
WEEK 7: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES
· The presentation of A General Model of Government Intervention
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, Randy Hoffman, A General Model of Government Intervention pp. 302 - 317
Instructor will provide exercises in the use of the Model
WEEKS 8 & WEEK 9: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP VERSUS PRIVATIZATION
· The changing relationship between government and society
· Globalization: A New World Economic Order
· An era of nationalization and Canadianization
· Re-defining regulation
· The process of regulation
· What is deregulation?
· The relationship between deregulation and privatization: competitiveness
· What is a Crown Corporation?
· Crown Corporations under attack
· What is privatization?
· The arguments for and against privatization
· What is the role of government in A New World Economic Order?
Cases: in Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy:
(I) The Medical Centre on pp. 325 – 360.
(II)Commercialization of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario on pp. 443 – 452
(III) Solid Waste Management in Toronto on pp. 453 – 470
(IV) Privatization of Highway 407, pp. 437 – 442.
WEEK 10: PROTECTIONISM
How does protectionism in a mixed economy work in a world of competitiveness?
· What is competition?
· The evolution of protectionist interventions in Canada
· What are the arguments for and against government intervention in a free market economy
· Canadian industries: The protected society
· What are the costs and benefits of government protectionist policies?
· How has government intervention of nationalism impacted on industry sectors?
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, The Book Publishing Industry Development Program: An Evaluation, pp. 361 – 378.
WEEK 11 & 12: THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
· The characteristics and role of globalization
· The principles that influence international trade
· Canada's restrictions on international trade
· Canada and international trade
· G.A.T.T.
· W.T.O.
· N.A.F.T.A.
Readings: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed, Stephen deBoer, Canadian Provinces, US States and North American Integration, pp. 515 – 542.
Canada and the New World Economic Order, Mike Harris and Preston Manning,A Canada Strong and Free: Achieving a Fresh Vision for Canada’s Future, pp. 358 – 382. .
Case: Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy, The Canada – US Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute. pp. 482 – 514.
http://www.international.gc.ca/economist-economiste/assets/pdfs/SoT_2010_Chapter4_ENG.pdf
Course Learning objectives
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Additonal Information / Notes
Deferred standing may be granted to students who are unable to write their final examination at the scheduled time or to submit their outstanding course work on the last day of classes. In order to apply for deferred standing, students must complete a Deferred Standing Agreement (DSA) form and submit their request no later than five (5) business days from the date of the exam.
The request must be properly submitted with supporting documentation directly to the main office of the School of Administrative Studies (282 Atkinson), NOT to the Course Director. These requests will be considered on their merit and decisions will be communicated to the students by the main office. Students with approved DSA will be able to write their deferred examination during the School's deferred examination period, which for winter term courses will be administered during the period Friday September 23 through Sunday September 25.
No further extensions of deferred exams shall be granted. The format and covered content of the deferred examination may be different from that of the originally scheduled examination. The deferred exam may be closed book, cumulative and comprehensive and may include all subjects/topics of the textbook whether they have been covered in class or not. Any request for deferred standing on medical grounds must include an Attending Physician's Statement form; a “Doctor’s Note” will not be accepted.
DSA Form: http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/pdf/deferred_standing_agreement.pdf
Attending Physician's Statement form: http://www.yorku.ca/laps/council/students/documents/APS.pdf