摘要：This book contains thirteen chapters, eight that were previously published and five (three by the editor, Donald Savoie) that were apparently written for this volume. The title is somewhat misleading, as there is really very little in this collection of papers about the Canadian economy as such, nor, for that matter, about the provincial or regional economies. The books is organized into two parts: the first contains seven chapters that could be loosely classified as dealing with the framework within which regional policies have been developed, while the second deals with programs and the agencies that have attempted to implement them. The quality of the chapters is generally excellent; indeed, they include several Canadian mini-classics. Chapter Three, for exampIe, is a reprint of Tom Courchene's 1978 paper that argues that the system of transfers from federal to provincial governments and from governments to individuals exacerbates rather than helps to alleviate regional disparities. AIso, Chapter Four is a reprint of one of Ralph Matthews' later expositions on economic and sociological dependency theories. Another well-known argument, the Economic Council's proposaI for regionally differentiated stabilization policies, reprinted from its much referenced 1977 study, Living Together, forms Chapter Six. Chapter Nine is Weaver and Gunton's review of theory and practice in Canada from the depression to the 19805, concisely summarized in the title, "From Drought Assistance to Megaprojects", which was previously published in 1982.
