The Government Taketh Away: The Politics of Pain in the United States and Canada (American Governance and Public Policy series)

The contributors compare the US presidential system & the Canadian Westminster system to impose different types of losses. Differences are revealled, in particular regarding effective methods of citizen resistance, but the broad conclusion is that the two systems have about the same level of effectiveness.Kent Weaver is the author of 'The Government Taketh Away: The Politics of Pain in the United States and Canada (American Governance and Public Policy series)', published 2003 under ISBN 9780878409013 and ISBN 0878409017.