{"product_id":"against-reform-hardback-9780772786241","title":"Against Reform (Hardback) 9780772786241","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgainst Reform\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Pepall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780772786241\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 1.4 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAgainst Reform\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  2If It Ain't Broke, Fix It: Fixed Election Dates\u003cbr\u003e  3Out of Proportion: Proportional Representation\u003cbr\u003e  4Fun with Figures\u003cbr\u003e  5The People Speak?\u003cbr\u003e  6How to Vote: Some Simple Ways\u003cbr\u003e  7Ontario's Quiet Referendum: Electoral Reform in Ontario\u003cbr\u003e  8Parliamentary Reform\u003cbr\u003e  9Cross-Purposes: Parliamentary Confirmation of Appointments\u003cbr\u003e  10 Perpetual Elections: Recall\u003cbr\u003e  11 Do It Yourself: Initiative\u003cbr\u003e  12 The Senate\u003cbr\u003e  13 Let It Be\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531031867672,"sku":"9780772786241","price":32.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/against-reform-hardback-9780772786241","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}