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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bogart, W. A.

Series:

Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)

Law and society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Canada--History.

Political participation.

Political culture--Canada--History.

Political culture.

Citizenship--Canada.

Citizenship.

Canada--Social conditions--1971-1991.

Canada.

Canada--Social conditions--1991-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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

Contents:

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"

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-5138-4

OCLC:

923440876