The Adaptable Country outlines straightforward policy reforms to improve adaptability – the capacity to anticipate and manage danger. In a turbulent world, authoritarian rule is a tempting path to security. Canada’s challenge is to show how political systems built to respect diversity and human rights can also respond nimbly to existential threats.
Authors
- Published in
- Montreal, CA
- Series
- Canadian Essentials
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- The Adaptable Country 2
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- 1 Adaptability and Why It Matters 14
- 2 Canada: Advantages and Dangers 33
- 3 Short-Term Politics 57
- 4 The Missing Dialogue 77
- 5 The Decaying Public Sphere 96
- 6 The Web of Rules 118
- 7 Canada: Preserving Adaptability 137
- Acknowledgments 154
- Notes 156
- Index 184
- About the Author 192
