Winner: 2001 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award
This is a book about forces challenging the continued integrity of Canada, one of the world's oldest and most admired democracies. It focuses on six critical events, beginning with the 1988 federal election and the fierce debate over the risks of free trade with the United States for Canada's economy and cherished social programs. It ends with the 1998 re-election of the Parti Québécois and the possibility of a third sovereignty referendum. Collectively, these events have pushed Canada to the edge of disintegration. The book's analyses and interpretations of these events are based on a unique collection of survey data gathered over the past two decades. Conversations with thousands of Canadians map the dynamics of public beliefs, attitudes and behavior in an era of economic dislocation and political crisis. Struggling to adapt its political institutions and processes to regional and ethno-linguistic cleavages invigorated by forces of economic restructuring and globalization, Canada exemplifies many of the "forces from above and below" that have beset democracies, new and old alike, in recent years. By explaining how these forces have brought a "charter member" of that very special political club to the brink of fragmentation, this book will be of interest to all those concerned with the future of democracy in polycommunal societies.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-322) and indexes
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.064/8
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781442602854
- LCCN
- F1034.2
- LCCN Item number
- C555 2000eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (335 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00209586 (OCoLC)696032454 (CaOOCEL)408125
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- NLC
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 6
- List of Figures 8
- List of Tables 11
- Preface 14
- ONE: A Mature Democracy at Risk 18
- TWO: The Dynamics of Political Support 42
- THREE: Taking the Blame 68
- FOUR: Last Chance? 92
- FIVE: Doing Politics Differently 122
- SIX: To the Brink 154
- SEVEN: Tried and Found Wanting 188
- EIGHT: No Winners 220
- NINE: Opportunities 246
- TEN: On the Edge 292
- Appendix: Data Sources 314
- References 316
- Author Index 324
- A 324
- B 324
- C 324
- D 324
- E 324
- F 325
- G 325
- H 325
- I 325
- J 325
- K 325
- L 325
- M 325
- N 326
- O 326
- P 326
- Q 326
- R 326
- S 326
- T 326
- V 326
- W 326
- Y 326
- Z 326
- Subject Index 328
- A 328
- B 328
- C 328
- D 329
- E 329
- F 330
- G 330
- H 331
- I 331
- K 331
- L 331
- M 331
- N 332
- O 332
- P 332
- Q 333
- R 334
- S 335
- T 335
- U 335
- V 336
- W 336
