Overview
W.A. Mackintosh (1895-1970) was an exemplary public intellectual and a modest person of rare abilities. In the first biography of this influential economist, Hugh Grant addresses how Mackintosh's commitment to public service and to the principles of reason and tolerance shaped his contribution to economic scholarship, government policy, and university governance. In the 1920s and '30s, Mackintosh emerged as the country's leading economist. His most notable contribution was through his ""co-discovery"" with Harold Innis of the staple thesis of Canadian economic development, which informed research in the field for a generation. During the Second World War Mackintosh joined the Department of Finance, where he played a central role in the successful management of the wartime economy and in Canada's adoption of Keynesian economic policy. As the author of the federal government's 1945 White Paper, Mackintosh laid out the broad strokes of Canada's adherence to Keynesianism in the post-war period. After his return to Queen's, Mackintosh would become the university's fifteenth principal and guide the institution as it prepared for the transformation of Canadian universities. A remarkable man who had a profound influence on the development of modern Canada, this definitive biography restores the record on his important contributions to Canadian economic thought and national and international finance.
Full Product Details
Author: Hugh Grant ,
Hugh Grant
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 4.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.964kg
ISBN: 9780773546387
ISBN 10: 0773546383
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 12 November 2015
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
W.A. Mackintosh: The Life of a Canadian Economist is an outstanding biography that has all of the qualities of an award-winning work. Hugh Grant has done a first-rate job in bringing Mackintosh to life. Duncan Cameron, University of Ottawa
W.A. Mackintosh: The Life of a Canadian Economist is an outstanding biography that has all of the qualities of an award-winning work. Hugh Grant has done a first-rate job in bringing Mackintosh to life. Duncan Cameron, University of Ottawa Mackintosh had many roles in Canadian public life: intellectual, economic theorist, federal bureaucrat, university principal, public scholar. Grant develops these roles in this rich biography. Recommended. - Choice
Author Information
Hugh Grant is professor of economics at the University of Winnipeg.
