Political Economy of Canada

An Introduction
2. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-19-541348-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howlett, Michael H.

Ramesh, M. R.

Netherton, Alex N.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: 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

- 2: Liberal Political Economy

- Fundamental Tenets

- The Market from Classical to Post-Keynesian Theory

- The State in Liberal Theory

- Liberal Political Economy in Canada

- 3: Socialist Political Economy

- Fundamental Tenets

- Historical Foundations

- Contemporary Debates

- The State in Socialist Theory

- Socialist Political Economy in Canada

- 4: Staples Political Economy

- Fundamental Tenets

- Historical Foundations

- Contemporary Debates

- The State in Staples Political Economy

- 5: 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

- 6: 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

- 7: 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

- 8: The Structure and Organization of Canadian Labour

- Introduction

- Colonial Canada: Staples, Immigration, and Paternalism

- Modern Canada: Fordism and Industrial Legality

- Globalization

- Conclusions

- 9: 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

- 10: The Macro-Political Economy: Monetary and Fiscal Management

- The Instruments and Ends

- The History of Fiscal and Monetary ManagementConstraints on Macroeconomic Management

- 11: 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

- 12: Conclusion: The Political Economy of Canadian Capitalism

- Bibliography

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Howlett specializes in public policy analysis, Canadian political economy, and Canadian resource and enviornmental policy. He is the author of numerous books and his articles have been published in professional journals in Canada, the US, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. Prof. Ramesh completed his MA in Political Science at the University of Saskatchewan and his PhD at the University of British Columbia. He has taught public policy and political economy for several years in Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia. He is currently working on the political economy of social policies in Eastern Asia.