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What if it is not our political system that is broken, but our understanding of it?
Everybody thinks that itâs the system thatâs broken in politics; but what if itâs not the system thatâs broken but rather our understanding of it? What if everyoneâs proposals to make the system âmore democraticâ only wind up making things worse, and weaken our systems of accountability so much as to make them meaningless? What if itâs our own ignorance that is killing democracy in this country?
Dale Smith looks at the critical gaps in civic literacy that have become endemic within Canadian political culture, wading through buzzwords and meaningless proposals to suggest real solutions. Designed for the lay reader, The Unbroken Machine seeks to explore our lack of civic literacy and show how our system of democracy should work â if only we were to engage with it the way it was meant to be.
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Politics & Government
- International & World Politics
- Canadian
- International & World Politics
- Politics & Government
Publisher : Dundurn
Author : Smith, Dale
Language : English
Published :2017-03-28
Number Of Pages : 152
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 145973825X
ISBN-13 : 9781459738256
Item weight : 0.44 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.91 in x 8.9 in
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