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<P>During the winter of 1974-5 six eminent Canadians were invited to lecture at Massey College on topics related to a central concern of our time -- the ability of Canadian affluence to continue to expand as it has. This book contains their various responses. The contributions are aimed at the intelligent general public rather than at specialists, and they preach neither doom nor utopia. </P> <P>The first piece is by Senator Maurice Lamontagne, who states the case for 'Futures Canada' -- a study centre designed to generate ideas to help guide the country through the transition to a more stable economy. </P> <P>In succeeding papers, A.W. Johnson looks for a new kind of economic thought not locked into traditional free market economics, and Charles Taylor sketches the danger -- which he thinks can be avoided -- of centralized authoritarian politics emerging as a response to difficulties. </P> <P>The same democratic thrust is shown by Claude Castonguay who argues for putting more meaning back into work and politics through more participation and more regional (particularly Québécois) autonomy. </P> <P>Vivian Rakoff sees little future for Marcusian cults of sexual liberation, thinking

Who reads Beyond Industrial Growth?

Author

Rotstein, Abraham (editor)

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published

1976

Language

EN

ISBN

9781487583460

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, Political Science, Economics