Political Science Economic Policy
How Ottawa Spends
The Liberals, the Opposition & Federal Priorities 1983
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1983
- Category
- Economic Policy, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780888626448
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $45.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888626424
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $16.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552771648
- Publish Date
- Feb 2008
- List Price
- $45.00
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Description
In How Ottawa Spends, some of the country's top political analysts get inside the byzantine world of federal decision-making, shedding light on the real priorities of the political parties.
Among their findings: federal spending cuts do not necessarily "stick", because affected ministers are often given an offsetting package of funds for different purposes; while Ottawa has become the country's biggest advertiser (close to $60 million in 1982-83), it has increasing trouble discerning between information and propaganda; because they are afraid of losing their regional blocs of support, none of the federal parties is willing to behave like a truly national party.
Published in 1983, How Ottawa Spends is an eye-opening look at federal spending priorities.
About the author
G. Bruce Doern is a professor emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University. He is the author and co-author of numerous books on Canadian politics and policy, including Faith and Fear: The Free Trade Story, with Brian Tomlin, and Canadian Public Policy: Ideas, Structure, Process, with Richard Phidd.