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History General

Maturing in Hard Times

Canada's Department of Finance through the Great Depression

by (author) Robert B. Bryce

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Jun 1986
Category
General, Economic Policy
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773561106
    Publish Date
    Jun 1986
    List Price
    $110.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773505551
    Publish Date
    Jun 1986
    List Price
    $125.00

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Focusing on the causes and extent of the Depression of the 1930s and its impact on a wide range of governmental policies, Bryce describes the department's increasing involvement in the formation and conduct of economic policies. The department was involved in events ranging from the collapse of the gold standard in 1931, to the possible default of the governments of the western provinces, to the introduction of federal unemployment and housing policies, to the founding of the Bank of Canada. Bryce presents a fascinating portrait of the early Department of Finance and the informality of the policy process in what was obviously a smaller, simpler Ottawa. From the vantage point of his years of experience within the department, he offers insightful analyses of the central economic issues of this century.

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