Using former cabinet minister and senator Allan J. MacEachen's career in public service as the organizing focus of the collection, contributors contrast the current retreat of government with the activist approach advocated by Allan MacEachen and his generation. They examine whether the public good will be enhanced by continuing retreat or whether that trend is the consequence of policy mistakes that can and should be corrected. In Pursuit of the Public Good addresses a wide range of fields, including politics, economics, social welfare, and public administration, in an engaging and straightforward style. Scholars and general readers alike will find this collection accessible and stimulating.

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"In Pursuit of the Public Good presents some of the most up-to-date and controversial arguments regarding the appropriate role of government in pursuing the public good, and the focus on Allan MacEachen's career in public service provides an innovative and interesting opportunity to consider broad patterns of public policy." Gerard Boychuk, Department of Political Studies, Queen's University