Forcing Choice e-bog
161,96 DKK
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The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017What happens when crucial public issues are decided the people themselves?Canadians answered "e;Yes"e; or "e;No"e; 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 "e;...
E-bog
161,96 DKK
Forlag
Dundurn
Udgivet
21 oktober 2017
Længde
384 sider
Genrer
Political structure and processes
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781459739130
The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017What happens when crucial public issues are decided the people themselves?Canadians answered "e;Yes"e; or "e;No"e; 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 "e;Brexit"e; 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 book draws on Boyer's deep research on direct democracy and his experience advising governments about referendums, writing books, drafting and introducing the Canada Referendum Act, monitoring foreign referendums, and campaigning in Canadian ones.