{"product_id":"absent-mandate-harold-clarke-9781487594800","title":"Absent Mandate: Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsent Mandate\u003c\/em\u003e develops the crucial concept of policy mandates, distinguished from other interpretations of election outcomes, and addresses the disconnect between election issues and government actions. Emphasizing Canadian federal elections between 1993 and 2015, the book examines the Chretien\/Martin, Harper, and Trudeau governments and the campaigns that brought them to power. Using data from the Canadian Election Studies and other major surveys, \u003ci\u003eAbsent Mandate\u003c\/i\u003e documents the longstanding volatility in Canadian voting behaviour. The failure of elections to provide genuine policy mandates stimulates public discontent with the political process and widens the gap between the promise and the performance of Canadian democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Clarke,Jane Jenson,Larry Leduc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487594801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487594800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Harold Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096924922111,"sku":"9781487594800","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/absent-mandate-harold-clarke-9781487594800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}