1st Edition

A History of Canadian Economic Thought

By Robin Neill Copyright 1991
320 Pages
by Routledge

307 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
1. The Economics of Settlement 2. The Economics of the Maritimes 3. Pensée économique: dix-neuvième siècle 4. The Economics of John Rae: 1822-1834 5. The Nationalist School: 1830-1890 6. Monetary Theory and Policy: 1812-1914 7. Some Intrusions of History: 1890-1930 8. The Staple Thesis: 1920-1940 9. Pensée économique: vingtième siècle 10. Keynes in a Small Open Economy 11. The Economics of the West 12. A North American Discourse

Biography

Robin Neill

`For economic historians of Canada, this book provides a very useful introduction to debates associated with the development of the Canadian economy, and its references and bibliography are a comprehensive guide to the literature on Canadian economic thought.' - Journal of Economic History