Rethinking Canadian Economic Growth and Development since 1900: The Quebec Case
In: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
In: Palgrave Studies in Economic History Ser
Rethinking Canadian Economic Growth and Development since 1900 -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- A Commemorative Exercise -- 2 Québec's Economic Development From 1900 to 1939 -- The Cost of Living in Québec and Income Estimates Between 1900 and 1960 -- The Great Stagnation (1900-1939) -- 3 The Great Catch-Up of 1945-1960: Economic Conditions -- Francophones Not Left Behind -- 4 The Great Catch-Up of 1945-1960: Health and Education -- Education in Québec -- 5 The Great Catch-Up of 1945-1960: Quebeckers' Social Behaviour and the Church -- Conclusion -- 6 Explaining the Great Stagnation -- Explaining the Decline -- Québec's Pre-1939 Decline: Institutional and Cultural Ossification -- 7 Explaining the Transition to the Great Catch-up -- War as Institutional Decline -- Public Policy on Economic Issues -- Conclusion -- 8 The Quiet Decline (1960-Today): Economic Conditions -- Progress Continued at the Same Pace -- After 1975, the Catch-up Slows Down and the Gap Widens -- Cost-of-Living Differentials -- Family Size Adjustments -- 9 The Quiet Decline (1960-Today): Education -- Francophones and the Economic Catch-up -- 10 Explaining the Quiet Decline -- The Importance of Social Capital, Its Function and Development Over Time -- How the State Can Degrade Social Capital -- Government Spending, Federal Transfers and Debt -- 11 Conclusion -- Index