The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government

Stressing public opinion on policy rather than on support for parties thisbook explores the relationships between government officials and pollsters andthe cont... » 

Stressing public opinion on policy rather than on support for parties thisbook explores the relationships between government officials and pollsters andthe contributions of public opinion research to the policy process. Itdemonstrates that opinion research has a greater variety of roles than is oftenrecognized. «