Forcing Choice
The Risky Reward of Referendums
The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017What happens when crucial public issues are decided the people themselves?Canadians answered Yes or No to prohibiting alcohol, conscripting soldiers, and revamping our constitution. Forcing such crucial choices at the ballot box is high-stakes democracy, both here and overseas - as witnessed with Britain's transformative 2016 Brexit referendum.Forcing Choice dissects Canada's extensive use of ballot questions at all levels of government, and weighs the benefits of citizens making fundamental decisions for the nation. Holding referendums is tricky, and getting it wrong carries a high price.This hard-hitting bo…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4597-3914-7
- EAN: 9781459739147
- Produktnummer: 21406853
- Verlag: Dundurn
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 877 KB
Über den Autor
J. Patrick Boyer studied law at the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands, served as Canada's Parliamentary Secretary for External Affairs, and works for democratic development overseas. The author of twenty-three books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance, Patrick lives with wife, Elise, in Muskoka and Toronto.
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