The roles of public opinion research in Canadian government:
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Main Author: Page, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto [Ont.] University of Toronto Press c2006
Series:Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governance
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-248) and index
Public opinion and polling -- Public opinion and policy-making -- The practice and framework of opinion research for government in Canada -- An overview of the uses of opinion research in the policy process -- Opinion research and government communications -- Opinion research and constitutional renewal, 1980-1 -- Opinion research and the goods and services tax -- Opinion research and gun control -- Constraints on the use of opinion research in government -- Conclusion
"It is a common assumption that governments using public opinion research primarily to help them make decisions about major policy issues. However, how valid is this assumption? In The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government, Christopher Page presents a major scholarly investigation into the uses and effectiveness of polls and focus groups." "The Role of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government demonstrates that opinion research has a greater variety of roles than is often recognized, and that, despite conventional wisdom, its foremost impact is to help governments determine how to communicate with citizens. It is an essential contribution to the study of Canadian politics, filling a major gap in the scholarship."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 258 p.)
ISBN:144268223X
9781442682238

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