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The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors: Canada at 150 by David E. Smith 9781487521981
RRP: £24.99£22.41Whether it's the first-past-the-post electoral system or partisan government appointees to the Senate, Canadians want better representation and accountability from the federal government. Before reforms can be enacted, however, it is important to explore... -
Roads to Confederation: The Making of Canada, 1867, Volume 1 by Jacqueline Krikorian 9781487521882
RRP: £39.00£35.61In recognition of Canada's sesquicentennial, this two-volume set brings together previously published scholarship on Confederation into one collection. The editors sought to reproduce not only the "classic" studies about the people, ideas, and... -
Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada: Political and Economic Dimensions by Daniel Beland 9781442635418
RRP: £27.99£24.95Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada is a concise book that aims to increase public understanding of equalization and fiscal federalism. The authors provide a brief history of the equalization program, a discussion of key economic debates,... -
Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics by Jack Lucas 9781487553692
RRP: £23.99£21.57One of the most peculiar features of municipal politics in Canada is how frequently local politicians, activists, and scholars disagree about how to describe the municipal arena. For some, municipal politics is distinct from other levels of government, a... -
What Is Government Good At?: A Canadian Answer by Donald J. Savoie 9780773548633
RRP: £19.99£15.71Winner: Donner Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Public Policy Writing by Canadians (2016) Winner: New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction (2016) Recent decades have shown the public's support for government plummet alongside political leaders'... -
The Harper Factor: Assessing a Prime Minister’s Policy Legacy by Jennifer Ditchburn 9780773548701
RRP: £27.99£23.18Political legacy is a concept that is often tossed around casually, hastily defined by commentators long before a prime minister leaves office. In the case of the polarizing Stephen Harper, clear-eyed analysis of his tenure is hard to come by. The Harper... -
Left, Right: Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada by Yves Engler 9781551646657
RRP: £45.00£35.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551646657Author Yves EnglerFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 318g -
Against Reform by John Pepall 9780772786241
£44.01In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall,... -
Lost on Division: Party Unity in the Canadian Parliament by Jean-Francois Godbout 9781487507039
£74.61Compared to other countries, Canada's Parliament shows a high level of party unity when it comes to legislative voting. This was not always the case, however. One hundred years ago, this sort of party discipline was not as evident, leading scholars to... -
“We Are in Charge Here”: Inuit Self-Government and the Nunatsiavut Assembly by Graham White 9781487551582
£52.93Powerful, innovative Indigenous self-governance regimes are increasingly important players in Canadian politics, but little academic work has been done on their structure, operation, and effectiveness. "We Are In Charge Here" examines the central... -
The Daily Plebiscite: Federalism, Nationalism, and Canada by David Cameron 9781487506261
£70.61From the mid-1960s through the mid-1990s, Canada was in a state of ongoing political crisis. Within this thirty-year period, David R. Cameron was an active participant and observer of Canada's crisis of national unity. As a political scientist and former... -
Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975-1980: Volume 2 by Michael J. Molloy
£39.76The fall of Saigon in April 1975 resulted in the largest and most ambitious refugee resettlement effort in Canada's history. Running on Empty presents the challenges and successes of this bold refugee resettlement program. It traces the actions of a few... -
Deputy Ministers in Canada: Comparative and Jurisdictional Perspectives by Jacques Bourgault
£79.01Collectively, provincial deputy ministers command the largest assembly of government budgets, employees, and influence in Canada, but despite their importance, they have not been the subject of systematic study until now. This unique volume, which deals... -
A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada by John Ralston Saul
RRP: £20.00£12.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143168423Author John Ralston SaulFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Penguin Books Canada LtdPublisher Penguin Books Canada LtdWeight(grams)... -
Take a Number: How Citizens' Encounters with Government Shape Political Engagement by Elisabeth Gidengil
RRP: £90.00£69.96Inspired by American studies of the impact of government programs on clients' political activity, Take a Number breaks new ground by investigating the lessons that people draw from their experiences with government bureaucracies, reaching very different... -
Canadian Government and Politics by Robert J. Jackson
RRP: £75.00£61.54Canadian Government and Politics delivers an up-to-date and concise introduction to Canada's political institutions, processes, and issues. The text integrates theory, history, Census data, and current affairs to give students an orderly picture of the... -
Too Close For Comfort: Canada's Future Within Fortress North America by Maude Barlow
RRP: £15.95£10.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771010880Author Maude BarlowFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams) 386g -
The Season-Ticket by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
RRP: £32.00£29.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487591311Author Thomas Chandler HaliburtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto... -
Overpromising and Underperforming?: Understanding and Evaluating New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes by Peter Graefe
RRP: £35.00£32.13Public reporting has been used experimentally in federal-provincial relations since the mid-1990s as an accountability mechanism to promote policy effectiveness, intergovernmental cooperation, and democratic legitimacy. Our understanding of how well it... -
Aiming to Explain: Theories of Policy Change and Canadian Gun Control by B. Timothy Heinmiller
RRP: £25.99£23.26Firearms policy has periodically dominated Canadian politics since the late 1960s. Compared to the United States, however, there is little scholarship on firearms policy to the neighbouring north. Using Canadian firearms policy, Aiming to Explain... -
Looking West: Regional Transformation and the Future of Canada by Loleen Berdahl
RRP: £27.99£24.95Although a history of protest politics has done so much to define western Canada and to place it outside the Canadian mainstream, the aspirations and frustrations that animated western discontent over the years have been replaced by a new reality: the... -
Left, Right: Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada by Yves Engler
RRP: £19.00£15.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551646633Author Yves EnglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 318g -
Canadian Politics, Sixth Edition by James Bickerton
RRP: £44.00£39.95The sixth edition of Canadian Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to Canadian government and politics by a highly respected group of political scientists. For this edition, the editors have organized the book into six parts. Part I examines... -
Jobs with Inequality: Financialization, Post-Democracy, and Labour Market Deregulation in Canada by John Peters
£57.31Income inequality has skyrocketed in Canada over the past decades. The rich have become richer, while the average household income has deteriorated and job quality, plummeted. Common explanations for these trends point to globalization, technology, or... -
Governing Canada: A Guide to the Tradecraft of Politics by Michael Wernick
RRP: £18.99£16.36Have you ever wondered how the day-to-day business of government actually works? What do prime ministers and ministers do when away from the spotlight of Question Period? How does a government stay on track, and how can a career be derailed? How can a... -
Legislating under the Charter: Parliament, Executive Power, and Rights by Emmett Macfarlane
RRP: £27.99£23.66Legislating under the Charter explores how governments and Parliament justify limitations on rights when advancing laws that raise rights concerns or when responding to judicial decisions under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Through an... -
A Polity on the Edge: Canada and the Politics of Fragmentation by Harold D. Clarke 9781551112404
£36.93Winner: 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... -
Engaging China: Myth, Aspiration, and Strategy in Canadian Policy from Trudeau to Harper by Paul Evans 9781442646551
£41.03For more than four decades, engagement has been the bedrock of Canada's policy toward China, as Ottawa has attempted to assist China's entry into the international system and advance a commercial agenda. More than just high policy, engagement has also... -
A Plan to Save the Planet: How to resolve climate change at the lowest cost and in a way that is politically feasible. by Glenn Weinreb 9798218106256
RRP: £16.99£12.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218106256Author Glenn WeinrebFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Glenn Weinreb PressPublisher Glenn Weinreb PressWeight(grams) 227g -
Learning to School: Federalism and Public Schooling in Canada by Jennifer Wallner 9781442647817
£76.01Among countries in the industrialized world, Canada is the only one without a national department of education, national standards for education, and national regulations for elementary or secondary schooling. For many observers, the system seems... -
Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care: Canada's Provinces in International Perspective by Gregory P. Marchildon 9781442609754
RRP: £42.00£38.21Through Canadian and international perspectives, Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care explores the management of growing health costs in an extraordinarily complex arena. The book moves beyond previous debates, agreeing that while efficiencies and... -
Strengthening the Canadian Armed Forces through Diversity and Inclusion by Alistair Edgar 9781487503550
£56.91The Canadian Armed Forces has not always embraced diversity and inclusion, but its future depends on it. As the country's demographic makeup changes, its military must adapt to a new multicultural reality and diminishing pools of people from which it can... -
Roads to Confederation: The Making of Canada, 1867, Volume 1 by Jacqueline Krikorian 9781487502270
£93.01In recognition of Canada's sesquicentennial, this two-volume set brings together previously published scholarship on Confederation into one collection. The editors sought to reproduce not only the "classic" studies about the people, ideas, and... -
Speaking Out Louder: Ideas That Work for Canadians by Jack Layton 9780771046155
RRP: £24.95£16.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771046155Author Jack LaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams) 437g -
Western Visions, Western Futures: Perspectives on the West in Canada by Roger Gibbins 9781551114880
RRP: £31.00£28.25Western Visions, Western Futures explores the interplay between western alienation and western aspirations. Because of regional optimism, western Canadians often feel alienated from the rest of Canada or, more specifically, from the federal government:... -
Governance in Northern Ontario: Economic Development and Policy Making by Charles Conteh 9781442645479
£58.89This book analyzes economic development policy governance in northern Ontario over the past thirty years, with the goal of making practical policy recommendations for present and future government engagement with the region. It brings together scholars... -
Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada by Miriam Smith 9781442606951
RRP: £39.00£35.21Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada, Second Edition updates and expands its exploration of a wide range of organized group and social movement activity in Canadian politics. Particularly distinctive is the inclusion of Quebec nationalism and... -
Trumping Trudeau: How Donald Trump Will Change Canada Even If Justin Trudeau Doesn't Know It Yet by Ezra Levant 9781542526203
RRP: £8.95£7.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542526203Author Ezra LevantFormat PaperbackImprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Contemporary Inequalities and Social Justice in Canada by Janine Brodie 9781442634091
£57.89Contemporary Inequalities and Social Justice in Canada examines the changing contours of inequality and social justice in contemporary Canada. Approaching questions of social justice from the perspectives of race, youth, precarious workers, Indigenous... -
The Politics of Ontario by Cheryl Collier 9781442609136
£80.01Ontario is the most populous of Canada's provinces, contains the country's largest city, and continues to be the centre of finance, IT, and media. It is also experiencing significant changes and upheavals. The Politics of Ontario is the first...