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LEGISLATURES
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| By: |
David C. Docherty |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£78.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774810645 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774810647 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 November, 2004 |
| Series: |
Canadian Democratic Audit |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Provides a democratic audit of Canada's provincial and national representative assemblies, arguing that the problem existing in these bodies is not a lack of talent so much as a lack of institutional freedom. |
| Synopsis: |
Legislatures, and the men and women who serve in them, form the veryheart of Canadian democracy. After all, with the very rare exception ofnationwide referendums, Canadians speak collectively only when votingfor the people who will be representing their interests in Ottawa. Thesame is true provincially. But how "democratic" arelegislative assemblies in Canada? After we elect our representatives,are we comfortable that we are being properly, and democratically,represented? Apparently not -- respect for legislatures and legislatorsin Canada has steadily declined, and this perception is only aggravatedby the current political climate.Legislatures provides a democratic audit of Canada'sprovincial and national representative assemblies. It argues that theproblem existing in these bodies is not a lack of talent so much as alack of institutional freedom. Specifically, the problem is largely oneof resources and rules. The move to a more multi-party systemnationally and the increasing tendency to downsize provincialassemblies has placed additional hurdles in the path to goodgovernance. Docherty uses the series' criteria of responsiveness,inclusiveness, and participation to evaluate critically the performanceof legislatures in Canada, and makes recommendations for legislativereform in Canada.A crucial and timely overview of legislatures, this book will appealto students and scholars of Canadian politics, as well as politiciansand policymakers and anyone interested in the current state of Canadiandemocracy. |
| Illustrations: |
29 tables |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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