The 1997 Federal Budget, 36: Retrospect and Prospect

by Thomas A. Wilson and Thomas J. Courchene

In this collection of essays leading Canadian policy analysts focus on a range of issues and implications arising from the 1997 federal budget. Essays include a comparative assessment of the Paul Martin and Michael Wilson budgets, an assessment of the emerging fiscal dividend and an evaluation of alternative ways in which it can be spent, a comprehensive overview of the proposed child benefits package, an in-depth examination of new proposals for both the Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan and employment insurance, and an empirical review of the fiscal stance as it relates to employment and the output gap. Essays also examine provincial budget issues, including a retrospective on the series of budgets tabled by retiring Alberta treasurer Jim Dinning and an overview of the deficit and deficit performance of the provinces over the last decade.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889117748
• ISBN13: 9780889117747
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: John Deutsch Inst Study of Eco Policy
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"