ABSTRACT

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

chapter 1|20 pages

The economics of settlement

chapter 2|18 pages

The economics of the Maritimes

chapter 3|18 pages

Pensée économique, dix-neuvième siècle

chapter 4|15 pages

The economics of John Rae, 1822–34

chapter 5|20 pages

The Nationalist School, 1830–90

chapter 6|17 pages

Monetary theory and policy, 1812–1914

chapter 7|20 pages

Some intrusions of history, 1890–1930

chapter 8|20 pages

The staple thesis, 1920–40

chapter 9|23 pages

Pensée économique, vingtième siècle

chapter 10|19 pages

Keynes in a small open economy

chapter 11|13 pages

The economics of the West

chapter 12|22 pages

A North American discourse

chapter 13|2 pages

Conclusion