Staples and Beyond Selected Writings of Mel Watkins

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Mel Watkins Edited by Hugh Grant and David A. Wolfe Introduction by Wallace Clement

A collection of seminal papers by a leading contributor to the development of the new political economy in Canada.

Carleton Library Series November 2006 9780773531451 $29.95 CAN & US paper 9780773531444 $80.00 CAN & US cloth 6 x 9 304pp political economy, economic history

Mel Watkins is an iconic ﬁ gure in the development of the “new” political economy in Canada. Since the 1960s he has combined scholarly writing with political activism for a range of issues, from Canada’s economic dependency on the US to the role of social democratic parties to aboriginal rights.

This collection brings together Watkins’ most important scholarly articles. In Staples and Beyond Watkins addresses the “staple thesis” of Canadian economic and political development and, in particular, the effort to extend Harold Innis’ work by giving more explicit consideration to class re- lations and the role of the state. He considers the historical nature of Canada’s economic dependency in relation to tariff barriers, foreign investment, the multi-national corpo- ration, and wide-ranging free trade and investment agree- ments. He also examines the evolution of economics and political economy as academic disciplines and reﬂ ects on the relationship between intellectual scholarship and political activism.

Taken together, the papers in this volume provide an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the nature of the Canadian economy and the political options for forging a more independent and equita- ble country.

Mel Watkins is professor emeritus, economics and political science, University of Toronto, and adjunct professor, Institute of political Economy, Carleton University. Hugh Grant is a professor, economics, University of Winnipeg. David A. Wolfe is a professor, political science, University of Toronto.

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