A History of Canadian Economic Thought

A History of Canadian Economic Thought investigates the relationship between the evolution of economic theory and the particular geographical and political context of that theory. Theories and policies are critiqued by testing them against both the conditions to which they were applied and against competing theories.
Not surprisingly Canadian economics reflects a number of significant issues in Canadian history. Neill argues that there were distinctive economic movements in nineteenth-century Ontario and in early twentieth-century Quebec, but that these have been displaced by an emerging North American discourse.
The book includes full accounts of the work of all the major figures in Canadian economics, including John Rae, H.A. Innis and Harry Johnson.

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Table of contents : 1. The Economics of Settlement 2. The Economics of the Maritimes 3. Pensée économique: dix-neuvième siècle 4. The Economics of John Rae: 1822-1834 5. The Nationalist School: 1830-1890 6. Monetary Theory and Policy: 1812-1914 7. Some Intrusions of History: 1890-1930 8. The Staple Thesis: 1920-1940 9. Pensée économique: vingtième siècle 10. Keynes in a Small Open Economy 11. The Economics of the West 12. A North American Discourse

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"For economic historians of Canada, this book provides a very useful introduction to debates associated with the development of the Canadian economy, and its references and bibliography are a comprehensive guide to the literature on Canadian economic thought." - Journal of Economic History