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Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States

Patti Tamara Lenard

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Description:Canada and the United States are consistently ranked among the mostdemocratic countries in the world, yet voices expressing concern aboutthe quality of these democracies are becoming louder and moreinsistent. Critics maintain that the two countries suffer from a"democratic deficit," a gap between performance andexpectation that raises profound questions about the legitimacy andeffectiveness of their democratic institutions. "Imperfect Democracies" brings together Canadian and Americanscholars to compare and contrast the democratic deficit in the twonations. They evaluate the ways in which these institutions do or donot live up to democratic ideals of popular sovereignty and politicalequality, focusing on these key questions: Why talk about a democraticdeficit? In what ways, are the Canadian and American democraciesfalling short? Do they do so in similar or different ways? Whatcan be done to remedy the deficit? And what can each country learn fromthe experiences of the other?This book makes an important contribution to the field of democratictheory and the study of democratic institutions. With public trust ofpolitical leaders and institutions at an all-time low, this timely bookwill also spark debate on both sides of the border. Patti Tamara Lenard is an assistant professor ofapplied ethics at the Graduate School of Public and InternationalAffairs at the University of Ottawa. RichardSimeon is a professor emeritus in the Political ScienceDepartment at the University of Toronto. Contributors: Robert C. Boatright, Simone Chambers, John C. Courtney, David C. Docherty, Amy Lang, Ethan J. Leib, MichaelMcDonald, David Munro, Neil Nevitte, Pippa Norris, David Ponet, DanielTichenor, Mark Warren, Graham White, Stephen White, and Lisa YoungWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States. To get started finding Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Canada and the United States are consistently ranked among the mostdemocratic countries in the world, yet voices expressing concern aboutthe quality of these democracies are becoming louder and moreinsistent. Critics maintain that the two countries suffer from a"democratic deficit," a gap between performance andexpectation that raises profound questions about the legitimacy andeffectiveness of their democratic institutions. "Imperfect Democracies" brings together Canadian and Americanscholars to compare and contrast the democratic deficit in the twonations. They evaluate the ways in which these institutions do or donot live up to democratic ideals of popular sovereignty and politicalequality, focusing on these key questions: Why talk about a democraticdeficit? In what ways, are the Canadian and American democraciesfalling short? Do they do so in similar or different ways? Whatcan be done to remedy the deficit? And what can each country learn fromthe experiences of the other?This book makes an important contribution to the field of democratictheory and the study of democratic institutions. With public trust ofpolitical leaders and institutions at an all-time low, this timely bookwill also spark debate on both sides of the border. Patti Tamara Lenard is an assistant professor ofapplied ethics at the Graduate School of Public and InternationalAffairs at the University of Ottawa. RichardSimeon is a professor emeritus in the Political ScienceDepartment at the University of Toronto. Contributors: Robert C. Boatright, Simone Chambers, John C. Courtney, David C. Docherty, Amy Lang, Ethan J. Leib, MichaelMcDonald, David Munro, Neil Nevitte, Pippa Norris, David Ponet, DanielTichenor, Mark Warren, Graham White, Stephen White, and Lisa YoungWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States. To get started finding Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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