Blais, Andre
BLAIS, Andre
BLAIS, Andre. Canadian, b. 1947. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: University of Ottawa, ON, faculty member, 1972-74; Laval University, Quebec City, QC, faculty member, 1974-75; Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, teacher of political science, 1975-. Publications: The Budget Maximizing Bureaucrat, 1991; Letting the People Decide, 1992; The Challenge of Direct Democracy, 1996; A Question of Ethics, 1998; Governments, Parties, and Public Sector Employees, 1998; An Unsteady State: The 1997 Canadian Federal Election, 2000; To Vote or not to Vote? The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice, 2000. Address: Department of Political Science, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7. Online address: [email protected]
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