In Pursuit of the Public Good

Download or read book In Pursuit of the Public Good written by Allan J. MacEachen and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction and afterthought bracket seven essays from a July 1996 conference at St. Francis Xavier University. They focus on the current retreat of the Canadian government to explore such issues as whether more or less government is needed, whether the retreat is serving the public good, and whether political parties can provide effective national government. They offer proposals for economic and social policies and for parties and institutions. No index. Canadian card order number: C97-900379-2. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR