Commissioning Ideas

How do governments find new public policy approaches in times of acute economic pressure and political uncertainty? Professor Bradford examines the intellectual-political dynamics of major economic policy innovations in Canada, ranging from the triumph of Keynesianism in the 1940s to the resurgence of neo-liberalism in the 1990s. The author sheds light on federal policy development in Canada and offers a comparative perspective on national patterns of economic change. The book is intended for second and third year Canadian political science and public policy courses.