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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456310903321

Titolo

Value change and governance in Canada / / edited by Neil Nevitte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-281-99604-1

9786611996048

1-4426-8300-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Policy Research: The Trends Project Series

Disciplina

320.971

Soggetti

Political participation - Canada

Social values - Canada

Representative government and representation - Canada

Electronic books.

Canada Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Value Change and Reorientation in Citizen-State Relations / Nevitte, Neil -- 2. Satisfaction with Democracy: The Canadian Paradox / Nadeau, Richard -- 3. Political Discontent, Human Capital, and Representative Governance in Canada / Kanji, Mebs -- 4. Civic Engagement, Trust, and Democracy: Evidence from Alberta / Young, Lisa -- 5. Canadians' Shrinking Trust in Government: Causes and Consequences / Roese, Neal J. -- 6. Citizens and Legislators: Different Views on Representation / Docherty, David C. -- References

Sommario/riassunto

Significant shifts in the dynamics of citizen-state relations have taken place throughout the advanced industrial world over the last two decades or so, and a growing body of evidence suggests that these reorientations have been shaped by value changes among publics. On these two broad themes there is a consensus. But this consensus fragments when it comes to providing answers to second-order



questions, such as What are the causes of these transformations? What are the most important dimensions of these value changes? What are their implications? And How can the consequence of some of these shifts be addressed?In Value Change and Governance in Canada, six contributors from political science and psychology come together to discuss these issues, and look at changes in the ways citizens view democracy, governments, and legislation. As part of the Trends Series to examine Canadian public policy from the point of view of academia, this book explores important changes in modern society and will be an essential resource for future Canadian policy development.