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Navigating Neoliberalism
Self-Determination and the Mikisew Cree First Nation
Gabrielle Slowey
What happens to a First Nation after the successful
negotiation of a land claim? In a globalizing world,
new opportunities for indigenous governance may
lead to the transformation of indigenous socioeconomic
well-being. Navigating Neoliberalism
argues that neoliberal globalization, which drives
government policy toward First Nations in Canada,
also drives First Nation self-determination.
The author studies the development of First Nations
governance in several policy fields, including health,
education, economic development, and housing.
What emerges is a theoretical and empirical picture
of one First Nation as it navigates its way through
neoliberalism. The author concludes that, contrary to
popular belief that First Nations suffer in an age of state
retrenchment, privatization, and decentralization, the
opposite may be true. Indeed, for the Mikisew Cree
First Nation the end result is an opportunity for further
self-determination.
Navigating Neoliberalism tackles a topical issue central
to Canadian politics and Canadian federalism. It will be
of interest to students and practitioners of public policy,
political economy, and political science as well as
members and leaders in First Nations communities.
Contents
Contents
Introduction
1 Meeting Mikisew
2 Neoliberalism Now
3 Searching for Self-Determination
4 Governing I: Political Development
5 Governing II: Economic Development
6 Self-Determination: A Step Forward?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Gabrielle Slowey is an assistant professor of
political science at York University.
December 2007
144 pages, est., 6 x 9”
0-7748-1405-5 / 978-0-7748-1405-8
cloth $85.00
0-7748-1406-3 / 978-0-7748-1406-5
paper $29.95 (publishing July 2008)
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