Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Political Science
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Barry Kay
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Abstract
The central problem which is addressed by this thesis is that of attaining the goal of economic stabilization through the utilization of fiscal policy. More specifically, the responsiveness of fiscal policy to the political and economic conditions which prevail in the provinces is examined. The central hypothesis is that fiscal policy instruments which are typically thought of in terms of economic stabilization policy are not utilized for such purposes. Rather, fiscal economic stabilization policy at both the federal as well as the provincial levels is responsive to political conditions. To the extent that this hypothesis is an accurate reflection of reality, one of its major implications is then that federal-provincial coordination of fiscal policy is, at best, unlikely. This hypothesis as well as its implications for federal-provincial coordination of fiscal policy is generally evidenced for the 1960 to 1979 period.
Recommended Citation
McAlpine, Scott Alexander, "Federal-Provincial Fiscal Stabilization Policy Response to Political and Economic Conditions in the Provinces: Canada, 1960–79" (1981). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1555.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1555
Convocation Year
1981