The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government

by Christopher Page

It is a common assumption that governments use public opinion research primarily to help them make popular decisions about major policy issues but few scholars have ever looked beyond this assumption to investigate its veracity. In The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government, Christopher Page pulls back the curtain on the uses of polls and focus groups.

Stressing public opinion on policy rather than on support for parties,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802093779
• ISBN13: 9780802093776
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"