Maturing in hard times : Canada's Department of Finance through the Great Depression / Robert B. Bryce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryce, Robert B. (Robert Broughton), 1910-

Series:

Canadian public administration series.

Canadian public administration series = Collection administration publique canadienne, 0384-854X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Public--Canada--History--20th century.

Finance, Public.

Depressions--1929--Canada.

Depressions.

Canada--Economic policy.

Canada.

Canada. Department of Finance--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xii, 278 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Toronto, Ont.] : Institute of Public Administration of Canada ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the causes and extent of the Depression of the 1930s and its impact on a wide range of governmental policies, Bryce describes the department's increasing involvement in the formation and conduct of economic policies. The department was involved in events ranging from the collapse of the gold standard in 1931, to the possible default of the governments of the western provinces, to the introduction of federal unemployment and housing policies, to the founding of the Bank of Canada. Bryce presents a fascinating portrait of the early Department of Finance and the informality of the policy process in what was obviously a smaller, simpler Ottawa. From the vantage point of his years of experience within the department, he offers insightful analyses of the central economic issues of this century.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Charts

Preface

Acknowledgments

Evolution of the Department to 1920

Performance of the Department in the Twenties

The Economic Course and Impact of the Depression

Bennett and the Department's Interregnum

Tariff Policies and Negotiations

Budgets, Taxes, and Fiscal Policy

Monetary Measures and the Bank of Canada

Expanding Traditional Activities

New Programs

Dominion-Provincial Discussions and Disputes

The Emergence of Tax Collection Agreements

The Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations

Organization, Management,Recollections, and Reflections

Appendix

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6110-2