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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression

Third Edition

by (author) A.E. Safarian

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2009
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), Economic History
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773537132
    Publish Date
    Nov 2009
    List Price
    $29.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773537026
    Publish Date
    Nov 2009
    List Price
    $95.00

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Since the collapse of the global financial markets in 2008, economists and commentators have looked back to the Great Depression of the 1930s to discover similarities and solutions for recovery. Contributing to this crucial moment, renowned economist A.E. Safarian has added a new preface to his classic study of the Great Depression, discussing the present crisis and suggesting ways in which future crises might be avoided. Essential reading for economists, historians, and politicians, The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression is the definitive study of the country's worst period of economic failure, covering the period from the stock market's rise in the roaring 1920s, through the Great Crash, to the destitution of the 1930s and the eventual economic recovery. Countless students, journalists, and political leaders, including current US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, have used it to better comprehend the complicated nature and history of the markets. With remarkable clarity Safarian untangles the web of relations that led to - and sustained - the Great Depression while also examining the economic controls and stimuli put in place during the Depression and how and why these measures failed. This new edition introduces The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression to a new generation, particularly those concerned about the possibility of another Great Depression.

About the author

A.E. Safarian is a professor emeritus in the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

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