YORK UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
AK/ADMS 1010 3.0 – ALL SECTIONS
BUSINESS IN THE CANADIAN CONTEXT
MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT – WINTER 2009
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WEIGHTING OF GRADES
Mid-term Assignment
Participation
SECTIONS M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,
40%
SECTION T
35%
10%
Final Examination 60% 55%
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Your mid-term assignment should be 2,000 words or ten (10) double spaced typed pages. A Bibliography is required. Proper academic citation of sources is required when using “another person’s ideas or writings as one’s own” to comply with York University Senate Policy on Academic
Honesty found on the following website http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=69
Number each question separately. Answer all questions separately in as much detail as possible. Extensive use and visible reference to course theoretical content and assigned articles are expected and necessary for a satisfactory grade. The assignment is to be prepared and written independently.
SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS FOR SECTIONS M, N, O, P,Q, R,S: The mid-term assignment is due at the beginning of class in the Sixth Week of the Term. Late submissions will suffer a 5 percentage point penalty and must be submitted at the beginning of class in the Seventh Week of Term.
No assignments will be accepted beyond the Seventh Week of the Term.
SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT FOR SECTION T: The mid-term assignment must be submitted on-line on the course website or must arrive at the
Centre for Distance Education in Room 2120 of TEL Building no later than
2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on , Wednesday, April 1, 2009 . Late submissions will suffer a 5 percentage point penalty and will not be accepted beyond 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, April 8,
2009.

Your answers are expected to be university essays with thesis statements and proper citation of sources.
For QUESTION 1, in addition to outside research, use the assigned articles from
Jurkowski, D., Eaton, G., Between Public and Private: Readings and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy . Captus Press Inc., 2003

George Eaton, Liberal Democracy and Its Ideological Underpinnings from
Laissez-faire to the Welfare State and Beyond? pp. 4 - 53
Wesson, Tom. Canada And The New World Economic Order .
Third Edition.
Concord: Captus Press, 2007.
SECTION 4
– The Inputs of Economic Activity

James Darroch and Gerry Kerr, From Partners in Nation Building to the
Two Solitudes: The Canadian Chartered Bank – Federal Government
Relations, pp. 288- 308.
QUESTION 1
Amidst a global credit crunch and fears about the viability of the financial sector in a number of countries, the World Economic Forum ranked Canada’s banking system as the healthiest in the world.
What are the ideological influences that have shaped the regulation of the
Canadian banking system? In your answer, contrast the Canadian approach with that of the United States. (30 marks)
For QUESTION 2, in addition to outside research, use the assigned articles from
Wesson, Tom. Canada And The New World Economic Order .
Third Edition.
Concord: Captus Press, 2007.
SECTION 1 – Assessing Canada’s Economic Performance

David Barrows, Canada’s Global Competitiveness , pp.3 – 33.

Donald J.S. Brean, Canada’s Economy: Structure and Performance , pp.
34
– 59.

Tom Wesson,
The Sectoral Structure of Canada’s Economy
, pp. 60
– 82.

SECTION 2 – Canada in the Globalized World

Ed Hooven, The New World Order: Reordered Priorities in an Age of
Terrorism , pp. 105
– 145.

David Barrows, International Trade and Investments, pp. 146
– 180
SECTION 5 – Potential Responses to a Changing World

Maude Barlow, Can Canada Survive Deep Integration?
pp. 347
– 357.

Mike Harris and Preston Manning, A Canada Strong and Free: Achieving a Fresh Vision for Canada’s Future , pp. 358 – 382.
QUESTION 2
On January 27, 2009, the federal government presented a budget containing a stimulus package to help the Canadian economy weather the current economic crisis.
What are the key components of the proposed stimulus package? Assess the impact of these measures on Canada’s competitiveness and on key economic indicators. (40 marks)
QUESTION 3
For QUESTION 3, you are required to provide a theoretical explanation using the assigned article by William T. Stanbury and Sean Moore entitled The Role of
Interest Groups in Influencing Public Policy in Canada in the Required Textbook by Diane Jurkowski and George Eaton entitled Between Public and Private
Readings and Cases on a Mixed Economy.
Identify an interest group that is EITHER opposing OR encouraging the federal government
’s stimulus packages to industry sectors. Using bullets, briefly identify the problems and issues. Also, briefly state what the interest group wants from the federal government. (5 marks)
Using the Stanbury and Moore
’s theoretical framework, explain the type of industry group; its organizational acumen; and its lobbying behavior. Trade union organizations cannot be used to answer this question. (25 marks)