8 The Staying Power of the Status Quo

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Rational Choice 1
5. 2 Game Theory 20
6. 3 Stalemate at Lubicon Lake 37
7. 4 Models of Metrication 55
8. 5 How Many Are Too Many? The Size of Coalitions 74
9. 6 Who's Got the Power? Amending the Canadian Constitution 93
10. 7 The 'Right Stuff: Choosing a Party Leader 105
11. 8 The Staying Power of the Status Quo 120
12. 9 Invasion from the Right: The Reform Party in the 1993 Election 140
13. 10 What Have We Learned? 164
14. Notes 173
15. Index 187