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Author Page, Christopher, 1963-

Title The roles of public opinion research in Canadian government / Christopher Page
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)
Series Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governance
Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governance.
Contents ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Public Opinion and Polling""; ""2 Public Opinion and Policy-making""; ""3 The Practice and Framework of Opinion Research for Government in Canada""; ""4 An Overview of the Uses of Opinion Research in the Policy Process""; ""5 Opinion Research and Government Communications""; ""6 Opinion Research and Constitutional Renewal, 1980�1""; ""7 Opinion Research and the Goods and Services Tax""; ""8 Opinion Research and Gun Control""; ""9 Constraints on the Use of Opinion Research in Government""; ""10 Conclusion""
""Appendix 1 Federal Government Poll on the Constitution""""Appendices 2.1�2.4 Polling on the Goods and Services Tax""; ""Appendices 3.1�3.2 Polling on Gun Control""; ""Appendix 4 Selected Interview Sources""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
Summary "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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-248) and index
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Subject Political planning -- Canada
Public opinion -- Canada
Federal government -- Canada -- Public opinion
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Federal government -- Public opinion
Political planning
Politics and government
Politics and government -- Public opinion
Public opinion
Demoskopie
Politikberatung
SUBJECT Canada -- Politics and government -- Public opinion
Canada -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019334
Subject Canada
Kanada
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006284838
ISBN 9781442682238
144268223X
1281991775
9781281991775
9786611991777
6611991778