Political Economy of Canada
An Introduction
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Product details:
- Edition number 22
- Publisher OUP Canada
- Date of Publication 29 July 1999
- ISBN 9780195413489
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 228x152x19 mm
- Weight 520 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The Political Economy of Canada provides a brief introduction to the study of states and markets in Canada. The book is designed to introduce students to the major approaches to the discipline and uses studies of basic political and economic structures and factors, and case studies of policy-making processes, to help students explore the major concepts, methods, approaches, and issues in the field and apply them to the study of the challenges currently facing Canada and Canadians.
MoreLong description:
Students of Canadian political economy are faced with assimilating and assessing critically a wealth of detailed research on Canadian political and economic life, from the left-leaning work of staples theorists to the countless right-wing studies produced by think-tanks like the Fraser Institute. In this completely revised, updated, and enlarged second edition of the Political Economy of Canada, Professors Howlett, Netherton, and Ramesh recognize and describe the importance of such factors as social class and economic force, but also stress the significance of political institutions in their own right in the production and distribution of wealth.
Separate chapters explore the structure and organization of, and the interrelationships between, the state, labour, and capital in Canada, and show how their fragmented and decentralized nature limits the capacity of governments to 'control' the economy in an era of globalization. After considering the strengths and weaknesses of liberal and socialist approaches, and the staples approach pioneered by Harold Innis, the book outlines the history of the domestic political economy through the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Particular attention is devoted to the constraints imposed in the Canadian state by a market-oriented, resource-exporting economy and by growing dependence on US trade.
The final chapters examine monetary and fiscal management and industrial development, demonstrating how new globalizing and regionalizing constraints have formalized Canada's traditional dependency on the political and economic actions of actors external to the Canadian state.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Political-Economic Method: The Study of States and Markets
The Subject of Political Economy: Capitalism and Democracy
Political-Economic Theory: Old and New Debates
Canadian Studies in Political Economy
Plan of the Book
Liberal Political Economy
Fundamental Tenets
The Market from Classical to Post-Keynesian Theory
The State in Liberal Theory
Liberal Political Economy in Canada
Socialist Political Economy
Fundamental Tenets
Historical Foundations
Contemporary Debates
The State in Socialist Theory
Socialist Political Economy in Canada
Staples Political Economy
Fundamental Tenets
Historical Foundations
Contemporary Debates
The State in Staples Political Economy
The Structure and Organization of the Economy
The Canadian Economy in Comparative Perspective
Income Distribution
Sectoral Structure of the Economy
Significant Aspects of the Resource-Based Economy
Political Implications of the Economic Structure
Canada and the International Political Economy
The International Economic Order and Canada
From the GATT to the World Trade Organization
Canada's International Economic Relations
Political Implications of National-International Integration
The Structure and Organization of the State
Canada's Path of Development: From Colony to Modern State
Redefining Canada: Globalization and Community
Governance: The Organization and Operation of State Institutions
The Political-Economic Significance of Canadian State Structures
The Structure and Organization of Canadian Labour
Introduction
Colonial Canada: Staples, Immigration, and Paternalism
Modern Canada: Fordism and Industrial Legality
Globalization
Conclusions
The Structure and Organization of Canadian Capital
Introduction
The Role of Capital in a Capitalist Economy
The Development of Capital
Globalization
The Growth of Business Associations
Conclusions: Cohesion, Fragmentation, and Competitiveness
The Macro-Political Economy: Monetary and Fiscal Management
The Instruments and Ends
The History of Fiscal and Monetary ManagementConstraints on Macroeconomic Management
The Micro-Political Economy: Industrial Development
The Instruments and Ends
The History of State Intervention in Industrial Development
Canadian Industrial Strategies After 1960
Constraints on Formulation of Industrial Strategies
Conclusion: The Political Economy of Canadian Capitalism
Bibliography
Index
