Tax, borrow and spend : financing federal spending in Canada, 1867-1990 / by W. Irwin Gillespie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillespie, W. Irwin (William Irwin), 1937- author.

Contributor:

Y Graphic Design, cover designer.

Series:

Carleton library series, 0845-9614 ; 170.

Carleton library, 0845-9614 ; 170

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Public--Canada--History.

Finance, Public.

Fiscal policy--Canada--History.

Fiscal policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa [Ontario] : Carleton University Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Tax, Borrow and Spend".

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: A Positive Model of Revenue Structure

Chapter 3: Attracting People and Building the Union: Dominion Revenue Policy, 1867-1917

Chapter 4: An Overview of Dominion Revenue Policy, 1918-1990

Chapter 5: Expansion of the Revenue Family: The Fecund Years, 1915-1923

Chapter 6: Financing War

Chapter 7: Financing Post-War Debt Reduction

Chapter 8: Financing Depression

Chapter 9: Financing Tax Reform Achievements, 1963-1990

Chapter 10: The Deficit, the Debt and the GST

Chapter 11: Conclusion: Financing Federal Spending, Past, Present and Future

Appendix A: In Search of the Data of Revenue Structure Variation

Appendix B: Dominion Government Expenditure, Revenue and Budget Deficit, Canada 1868-1990

Appendix C: Dominion Government Spending and Financing, Relative to National Income, Canada, 1870-1989

Appendix D: Dates of Dominion/Federal General Elections, 1867-1990

Appendix E: Budget Speeches: 1867-1990.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-347).

ISBN:

0-7735-7373-9

OCLC:

883909639