{"product_id":"neoliberal-parliamentarism-tom-mcdowell-9781487528096","title":"Neoliberal Parliamentarism: The Decline of Parliament at the Ontario Legislature","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNeoliberal Parliamentarism\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom McDowell provides an alternative approach to understanding the decline of parliament at the Ontario legislature, an approach that highlights the politics of neoliberalism and the significant impact it has had over the last four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, McDowell offers a structural critique of parliament, claiming that restrictions on the legislature cannot be separated from the ascendance of neoliberalism as the dominant social and policy paradigm in the province. Tracking the evolution of procedure at the Ontario Legislature from 1981 to 2021, McDowell shows that, beginning in the early 1980s, the establishment of increasingly restrictive procedural rules was critical to securing the passage of controversial neoliberal restructuring policies. Further, he argues that the decades-long shift towards de-democratization and the concentration of political power in the executive ought to be understood in the context of neoliberalism's rejection of parliamentary sovereignty and legal positivism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an in-depth study of the implementation of neoliberalism policy on the political apparatus of Ontario, \u003ci\u003eNeoliberal Parliamentarism\u003c\/i\u003e is critical reading for scholars and students interested in the relationship between neoliberalism and de-democratization, the politics of Ontario, and parliamentary procedure more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom McDowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487528094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487528096\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 10\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Tom McDowell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988476199167,"sku":"9781487528096","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85d79886-151e-4396-bafe-13863f226e43.jpg?v=1683294694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neoliberal-parliamentarism-tom-mcdowell-9781487528096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}