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IN THE LONG RUN WE'RE ALL DEAD
THE CANADIAN TURN TO FISCAL RESTRAINT |
| By: |
Timothy Lewis |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
077480999X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774809993 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2003 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
A superb analysis of how the decline of Canadian Keynesianism has made way for the emergence of politics organized around balanced budgets. |
| Synopsis: |
Canadian politics in the 1990s were characterized by an unwaveringfocus on the deficit. At the beginning of the decade, it seemed thatfiscal deficits were intractable -- a fait accompli of Canadianpolitics -- yet by the end of the decade, Ottawa had taken remarkableactions to eliminate its budgetary shortfalls and had successfullyeradicated its deficits. How such a radical change of political coursecame to pass is still not well understood.In The Long Run We're All Dead: The Canadian Turn toFiscal Restraint offers the first comprehensive scholarly accountof this vital public policy issue. Lewis deftly analyzes the history ofdeficit finance from before Confederation through Canada'spostwar Keynesianism to the retrenchment of the Mulroney and Chretienyears. In doing so, he illuminates how the political conditions forOttawa's deficit elimination in the 1990s materialized after over20 consecutive years in the red, and how the decline of CanadianKeynesianism has made way for the emergence of politics organizedaround balanced budgets.This important book provides scholars and students of Canadianpolitics with a new framework by which to understand the adoption ofgovernment policy, the economic and fiscal legacy of the Mulroneyadministrations, and the emergence of the new "politics of thesurplus." It will be of great interest to those engaged withCanadian politics, political economy, and public policy, as well as toparticipants in policy processes and the informed public. |
| Illustrations: |
2 tables |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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