Against Reform (U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration) - Hardcover

Pepall, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0772786240 ISBN 13: 9780772786241

Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall, initiative, and parliamentary reform, including 'free votes' and parliamentary confirmation of appointments, Pepall contends that these reforms are ill-conceived and would be harmful.

At the root of Pepall's critique is an argument that, in Canada today, too many voters are quick to blame institutions rather than their own conflicting interests and understandings when they do not receive what they want out of government. While considering influential factors such as academic and media bias, political fashion, and the American example, Pepall's unique and highly readable assessment takes aim at the practical and theoretical understandings of reform across party lines.

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John Pepall is a writer and political commentator based in Toronto.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0772786240
• ISBN 13: 9780772786241
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 277
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar