Appropriate for introductory courses in Canadian politics at the university level. The new edition of this award-winning text offers students a comprehensive introduction to Canadian politics within a comparative global context. It has been updated to include information up to and including the federal election of 1993. The authors structure the parts around four key political concepts - culture, institutions, behaviour, and public policy. There is substantial material on patronage and conflict of interest, and on the structure and role of the courts. Important issues such as women in politics, Canada's international peacekeeping role, Canada-U.S. relations, free trade, constitutional affairs, and policy-making in this age of budgetry restraint also receive significant treatment.

Politics in Canada: Cultures, Institutions, Behavior and Public Policy

Politics & Social Sciences

Jackson, Robert J.

Jackson, Doreen

Baxter-Moore, Nicolas

Politics & Government

Prentice-Hall of Canada, Ltd.

Politics in Canada: Culture, Institutions, Behaviour and Public Policy continues to stress the importance of politics and an understanding of how the federal governmental process works. The text takes an objective and detached perspective on the relations among culture, institutions, behaviour and public policy. It provides a well-rounded view of the entire political process. The new edition offers the latest information and perspectives on such vital topics as the Spring 2004 Election and anti-terrorist legislation. It allows the reader to locate Canadian government in a global framework, examining the interrelationship of domestic, foreign and defense policies.

Politics in Canada: Culture, Institutions, Behaviour and Public Policy

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Longman Pub. Group

Politics in Canada provides a well-rounded view of the current political scene and in a well-defined historical orientation. It is a gracefully written, comprehensive book that will continue to be a dependable reference for many years. This new edition has been updated to reflect the current political scene, including the Harper government, Cabinet and policies, and today’s foremost issues such as security, Afghanistan, poverty, social diversity, terrorism, elections, and minority governments.

Politics in Canada with Companion Website with GradeTracker (7th Edition)

Pearson Education Canada

Canadian Government in Transition provides a concise, current analysis of the country’s most important political institutions, processes and issues in the twenty-first century. The authors aim to provide information on Canadian institutions in a brief and orderly fashion to facilitate easy access to the material, while attempting to capture the excitement, vitality and importance of Canada’s political institutions.

Canadian Government in Transition (5th Edition)

Contemporary Government and Politics: Democracy and Authoritarianism

Pearson Higher Education

Globally oriented, this thoughtfully executed book presents the concepts, frameworks, and interpretative tools for understanding the diverse range of political systems at work in our world today, from democratic to authoritarian. Prompting readers to ask 'What constitutes good government and how it can be achieved?' it introduces the dynamic worlds of political science, politics, and government, examines theories and methods of comparison and international relations, and focuses on both domestic and global factors in promoting change. Introducing the ideas which form the basis of political science, it compares culture, ideology, constitutions, government institutions, public administration, elections, and parties and interest groups among the world's 192 states. Exploring both international and domestic factors in politics, it discusses recent controversies such as the strategic environment, disarmament, North-South Politics, human rights, environmental, economic, and health questions. Chapters are organized to help readers learn to appreciate the rigorous relationship between concepts and empirical analysis - pairing a more 'general' chapter is followed by an empirically oriented chapter concerning all democratic and authoritarian countries. For those beginning work in the fields of civics, politics, government and international affairs.

A Comparative Introduction to Political Science

Pearson College Div

PRENTICE/HALL

Politics in Canada: Culture, institutions, behaviour, and public policy [Jan 01, 1986] Jackson, Robert J

Politics in Canada: Culture, institutions, behaviour, and public policy

Prentice-Hall Canada

Canadian Government in Transition (2nd Edition)

Prentice Hall/Allyn & Bacon Canada

Stand up for Canada: Leadership and the Canadian political crisis

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