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Articles and Books
Tindal, Richard C., Susan Nobes Tindal, Kennedy Stewart & Patrick J. Smith. (2017). Local Government in Canada, 9th ed. Nelson: Scarborough.
An excellent resource for considering democracy and politics at the local level of government in Canada.
Dahl, R.A. (1961). Who governs? Democracy and power in an American city. New Haven, CT. Yale University Press.
The seminal work on the relationship between democracy and power at the local level of government
Recommended Websites
http://www.canada.ca/en/gov/system/
This section of the Government of Canada website explains how government works.
http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/home.html
The research publications section of the Library of Parliament contains a searchable catalogue of reports on current issues in Canadian politics and society.
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/sys-eng.aspx
This Supreme Court of Canada site outlines the structure of Canada’s judicial system.
http://www.un.org/democracyfund/
This website was created by the United Nations as part of an effort to support democratization around the world
The website of the American National Endowment for Democracy provides information on grants aimed at promoting research on democratic principles
Democracy Watch is a non-profit advocacy group that intends to monitor government in order to promote democratic principles and reforms.
Heritage Foundation compiles an index of economic freedom and looks at how government decision-making impacts the economic choice available to both individuals and businesses in America.
Varieties of Democracy conducts annual reporting on the quality and nature of democracies around the world, and over time since 1900.
http://www.democracyjournal.org/
The journal “Democracy” offers an excellent array of full text online journal articles that discuss the principles, characteristics of democratization
This is the main website for the Canadian Political Science Association, it offers excellent links to journals, articles and books that consider the topics in this chapter.
This is the main website for the American Political Science Association, it offers excellent links to journals, articles and books that consider the topics in this chapter.