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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783747903321

Autore

Bogart W. A (William A.)

Titolo

Good government? Good citizens? : courts, politics, and markets in a changing Canada / / W.A. Bogart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

0-7748-5138-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages)

Collana

Law and society series

Disciplina

306.2/0971

Soggetti

Political participation - Canada - History

Political culture - Canada - History

Citizenship - Canada

Canada Social conditions 1971-1991

Canada Social conditions 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Before the transformation -- The ascendance of courts -- Representative politics in disarray -- Chasing choice  : the market abounding -- Aboriginals : two row wampum, second thoughts, and citizen plus -- Citizens in cyberspace : the Internet and Canadian democracy -- The youngest citizens and education as a public good? -- Ever more citizens who are senior : an ageing Canada -- Conclusion: The dance of adjustment"

Sommario/riassunto

"In Good Government? Good Citizens? W.A. Bogart explores the evolving concept of the citizen in Canada, focusing on three determining forces: courts, politics, and markets. He scrutinizes the role of these institutions in our society to show how they've changed and how they've been instrumental in reshaping our relationship with the state and with each other. Tackling important questions about public-goods, the protection of rights, and the growth of laissez-faire, he demonstrates just how vital a role representative politics should play in our lives."--Jacket