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The Savage Years : The Perils of Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia
The Savage Years The Perils of Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia Author:Peter Clancy, James Bickerton, Rodney Haddow, Ian Stewart Published in 2000, this book offers a history of the reforms attempted by John Savage's Nova Scotia Liberal goverement in the mid-1990s, analysing his successes and failures. — The short period of Liberal government that began in Nova Scotia in May 1993 was a unique period where major reforms were attempted simultaneously in health, education, mu... more »nicipal structure and economic policy. Under the leadership of former Dartmouth mayor and family physician, John Savage, many popular ideas about reinventing government were given a real-life test. In this book four political scientists record and analyze the experience
The Savage Years is a remarkable portrait of a courageous politician and of the challenges facing those who seek to reform traditional political cultures.« less