The Canadian quandary : economic problems and policies / Harry G. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Harry G. (Harry Gordon), 1923-1977.

Series:

Carleton library series ; 203.

Carleton library series ; 203

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--Economic conditions--1945-.

Canada.

Canada--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lxxviii, 346 p.) : ill.

Edition:

[Carleton Library ed.].

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Canadian Quandary is a collection of unbuttoned pieces written in Johnson's witty and acerbic style between 1958 and 1963. Dealing with Canadian policy on trade and foreign policy, the volume includes Johnson's classic dismemberment of the Canadian nationalist movement. Though Trudeau's Foreign Investment Review Agency and National Energy Policy have long since been dismantled, economic nationalism persists and it is a testament to both the lucidity of Johnson's mind and the vigour and clarity of his writing that many of his opinions on this debate are still fresh, interesting, and relevant.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Introduction to the Carleton Library Series Edition

Preface to the 1977 Carleton Library Edition

Preface to the 1963 Edition

Introduction to the 1963 Edition

Prospects, Problems, and Planning

Canada’s Economic Prospects

Problems of Canadian Nationalism

Canada in a Changing World

Planning and the Objectives of a Free Enterprise Economy

Economic Growth and Economic Policy

Canadian Commercial Policy

Canada’s Foreign Trade Problems

The Emergence of Regional Free Trade Areas

External Economic Policy (I)

External Economic Policy (II)

Canadian-American Integration in Face of a Changing World Economy

The Bladen Plan for Increased Protection of the Canadian Automotive Industry

Monetary Policy

Lags in the Effects of Monetary Policy in Canada

Alternative Guiding Principles for the Use of Monetary Policy

The Economics of Opulence

Towards a Generalized Capital Accumulation Approach to Economic Development

The Political Economy of Opulence

The Social Policy of an Opulent Society

Advertising in Today’s Economy

Apologia for Ad Men

The World Context

International Liquidity - Problems and Plans

The Overvaluation of the Dollar

Where Is the World Going?

Notes:

First published: Toronto : McGraw-Hill, 1963.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-86365-7

9786612863653

0-7735-7301-1

OCLC:

741350126

Publisher Number:

9780773529355