An Independent Quebec
The Past, the Present and the Future
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2010
- Category
- Leadership, Nationalism
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780981240565
- Publish Date
- Jun 2010
- List Price
- $24.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926824185
- Publish Date
- Jun 2010
- List Price
- $19.99
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Description
Drawing on his rich experience in public service and teaching, Jacques Parizeau, former premier of Quebec, explains in these pages how the idea of an independent Quebec first took root and evolved. This is the first book of Parizeau's political writing to be translated into English, and it provides lively commentary on the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s, on the the author's career as finance minister under Premier René Lévesque, and on his own administration in the mid-1990s. Parizeau also examines Quebec’s current economic, political, social and cultural situation and reviews options for future development.
About the authors
Jacques Parizeau holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics. Professor of Economics at HEC Montréal, Mr. Parizeau was economic advisor to Quebec premiers Lesage, Johnson and Bertrand during the Quiet Revolution, Minister of Finance under René Lévesque (1976-1984) and Premier of Quebec 1994-1996. He led the YES Committee during the 1995 Quebec referendum.
