{"product_id":"shopping-for-votes-how-politicians-choose-us-and-we-choose-them-hardcover","title":"Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Delacourt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witty, insightful, and provocative look at the inside world of political marketing and its impact on democracy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside the political backrooms of Ottawa, the Mad Men of Canadian politics are planning their next consumer-friendly pitch. Where once politics was seen as a public service, increasingly it's seen as a business, and citizens are considered customers. But its unadvertised products are voter apathy and gutless public policy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOttawa insider \u003cb\u003eSusan Delacourt\u003c\/b\u003e takes readers onto the world of Canada's top political marketers, explaining how parties slice and dice their platforms according to what polls say voters' priorities are in each constituency, and how parties control the media.Provocative, incisive and entertaining, Checked Out is \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Armageddon Factor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Delacourt\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior political writer with the Toronto Star, formerly of the Globe and Mail, who has been covering Canada's capital since the 1980s. She has written three books - \u003ci\u003eUnited We Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShaughnessy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJuggernaut\u003c\/i\u003e - and is a regular commentator on CTV and CBC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.72 x 5.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50531810967749,"sku":"9781926812939","price":41.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/xbCX4WKGv-9781926812939.webp?v=1790239886","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/shopping-for-votes-how-politicians-choose-us-and-we-choose-them-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}