Representative Economic Democracy and the Problem of Policy Influence
The Case of Canadian Co-operatives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6238712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Laycock (Simon Fraser University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 765-792 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900020242 |
| OpenAlex | W2112202750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article discusses interest representation by Canadian co-operative business associations, as a way of exploring difficulties faced by democratically structured group interests in influencing federal government policy. Several dimensions of co-operatives’ problems in this regard are examined: their internal structures of democratic representation, their reform ideology, their influence by two conflicting logics of collective action and selected aspects of federal policy development. The article concludes by contending that the problem of democratic representation by economic group interests in the policy process should be taken more seriously by Canadian political scientists
Collective action · Democracy · Economics · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
The life and times of liberal democracy
Political Parties
Business and Politics
A Preface to Economic Democracy
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
The political ideology of the Canadian capitalist class
The Canadian state and corporate elites in the post‐War period
Interest groups and democracy in Canada
The changing environment and role of special interest groups
Analysing the associative action of business
Market Neutrality and the Failure of Co-operatives
Two Faces of Power
Interest Representation
Decisions and Nondecisions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2011 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |