Assessing devolution in the Canadian North: A case study of the Yukon Territory

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-338

  Alcantara, Christopher ^a   Cameron, Kirk ^b   Kennedy, Steven ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Government of Yukon   (Canada)

Author keywords

Devolution; Land use; Mining permits; Yukon Territory

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; LAND USE; LOBBYING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STATE ROLE;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; NUNAVUT; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 84873899918     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: 19231245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4220     Document Type: Article

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