Against reform

Resource Information

The work Against reform represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Against reform

Statement of responsibility

John Pepall

Creator

• Pepall, John, 1949-

Subject

• Canada -- Politics and government -- 1980-
• Electronic books
• POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process | General
• POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World | Canadian
• Politics and government
• Since 1980
• Canada

Language

eng

Summary

• "In 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, initiative, and parliamentary reform, including 'free votes' and parliamentary confirmation of appointments, Pepall contends that these reforms are ill-conceived and would be harmful
• At the root of Pepall's critique is an argument that, in Canada today, too many voters are quick to blame institutions rather than their own conflicting interests and understandings when they do not receive what they want out of government. While considering influential factors such as academic and media bias, political fashion, and the American example, Pepall's unique and highly readable assessment takes aim at the practical and theoretical understandings of reform across party lines."--Pub. desc

Member of

• University of Toronto Centre for Public Management monograph series

Cataloging source

OCLCE

Dewey number

320.971/09051

Index

index present

LC call number

JL86.P64

LC item number

P46 2010

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

University of Toronto Centre for Public Management monograph series