Inflation

Published in 1982, this book examines how eighteen Western countries dealt with extraordinary inflationary pressures of the 1970s.

The authors weigh the alternatives of tax-based incomes policies versus outright wage and price controls, and analyze the record of controls implemented in the U.S. and Canada. They conclude that the Anti-Inflation Boar …

In this study first published in 1982, Arthur Donner examines capital market issues that have significant economic impact and are affected by public policy.

In addition to interest rates, inflation energy concern, the author also examines the financing of pension funds, the state of housing finance and the interaction between inflation and capital …

First published in 1980, this book presents a strong argument against the prevailing wisdom of monetarist economic policies then dominating Canadian policy making.

Clarence Barber and John McCallum review Canadian economic policy of the 1970s and look for the causes of the high unemployment coupled with high inflation in the period from 1975 on. The …