Natural Resources Management in Federation: Canadian Model
Abstract
Federalism, from one turn, does maintain much more opportunities for expression and promoting of legitimate regional interests. However, from other side, federal form of state organization appears to be a solid factor that limits considerably a freedom of actions of the central power that it is obliged to promote and protect overall national interests within the state and beyond of its frontiers. In the modern world, Canadian federalism is one from most famous and respectable state regimes. Under federal banner Canada passed several stages of national development while demonstrating undisputable capability for evolution and adaptation towards constantly changing social and economic conditions. Formerly a highly centralized state, Canada has transformed itself peacefully into a decentralized power within an old Constitutional Act. One of the issues standing perpetually in front of levels of powers is policy of its abundant natural resources. The subject of article is a research of ways and means of cooperation and confrontation between center and periphery over management of these resources. The study is based of the methodology: formal legal historical, system analysis and dialectical one. From evaluation of flexible leadership over the field, author makes a conclusion about great measure of efficiency in the leading a highly decentralized federation on the base of the rule of law and clear-cut political will completely loyal to all existing legal limitations and prohibitions and bright cadres capable to implement skillfully and decisively every legitimate way for public purpose. Only such model of state leadership have a future in the modern civilization. Therefore the democratic ways and means, elaborated by Canadian social fabric and state bodies, do deserve strong attention of the Russian explorers and practitioners.
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