Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Thinking Government Website -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Thinking about Canadian Society and Government -- 2 Ideologies of Government and Public Service -- 3 Institutions of Governance -- 4...

This report exposes how “policy capture”, where public decisions over policies are consistently or repeatedly directed away from the public interest towards a specific interest, can exacerbate inequalities and undermine democratic values, economic growth and trust in government. It maps out...

Preface to the new edition -- Understanding Britain's 'Brexit' parliament -- 'Interrogating Irish policies' revisited -- The lemmings of democracy -- Belief in the superior wisdom of the state -- The electoral system is still crucial -- Why Ireland failed to keep up -- Need the Irish economic...