The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David SlaterAndrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady, John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies, Centre for the Study of Living Standards McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 - 517 pages Each article in this collection addresses a particular field or issue in the discipline of economics and surveys the state of knowledge in this area in Canada, pointing out gaps in the knowledge base and directions for future research. Contributors include Richard Bird (University of Toronto), Robin Boadway (Queen's University), Paul Davenport (University of Western Ontario), Pierre Fortin (University of Quebec at Montreal), Fred Gorbet (York University), Morley Gunderson (University of Toronto), John Helliwell (University of British Columbia), Peter Howitt (Brown University), Katie Macmillan (ITPC), Jack Mintz (C.D. Howe Institute), Ed Nuefeld, Charles Beach (Queen's University), Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University), Sylvia Ostry (University of Toronto), Jim Pesando (CPP-PG), Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia), John Sargent (Department of Finance), Tony Scott (University of Toronto), Michael Smart (University of Toronto), and Tom Wilson (University of Toronto). |
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... social labelling , consumer boy- cotts , transnational actions amongst unions , social groups and NGOs , and union - to - union cooperation can play a role , but it is a limited role without the laws and enforcement procedures of ...
... social labelling , consumer boy- cotts , transnational actions amongst unions , social groups and NGOs , and union - to - union cooperation can play a role , but it is a limited role without the laws and enforcement procedures of ...
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... social policy . Many of our current social programs were shaped during the expansion of the welfare state that took place during the early post - war period . As substantial changes to the economic and social environment have occurred ...
... social policy . Many of our current social programs were shaped during the expansion of the welfare state that took place during the early post - war period . As substantial changes to the economic and social environment have occurred ...
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... social policy , equality of opportunity may contribute to social cohesion and a belief in common interests among citizens . The importance of this emergence of a common emphasis on human capital formation in both economic and social ...
... social policy , equality of opportunity may contribute to social cohesion and a belief in common interests among citizens . The importance of this emergence of a common emphasis on human capital formation in both economic and social ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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