A history of Canadian economic thought / Robin Neill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neill, Robin.

Series:

Routledge history of economic thought series.

Routledge history of economic thought series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Ontario--History.

Economics.

Economics--Quebec (Province)--History.

Economics--Canada--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In A History of Canadian Economic Thought, Robin Neill relates the evolution of economic theory in Canada to the particular geographical and political features of the country. Whilst there were distinctively Canadian economic discourses in nineteenth-century Ontario and early twentieth-century Quebec, Neill argues that these have now been absorbed into the broader North American mainstream. He also examines the nature and importance of the staple theory controversy and its appositeness for the Canadian case. With full accounts of the work of major Canadian economists including John Ra

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; The economics of settlement; The economics of the Maritimes; Pensee economique, dix-neuvime sicle; The economics of John Rae, 1822 34; The Nationalist School, 1830 90; Monetary theory and policy, 1812 1914; Some intrusions of history, 1890 1930; The staple thesis, 1920 40; Pensee economique, vingtime sicle; Keynes in a small open economy; The economics of the West; A North American discourse; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781134938179

1134938179

9780429229152

0429229151

9781280105197

1280105194

9780585460024

0585460027

9781134938186

1134938187

9780203167953

0203167953

OCLC:

567853683