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"Shredding the Public Interest mounts a powerful case against those, of whatever political stripe, too long in power.. a cautionary tale indeed." David E. Smith, CBRA
"When the [Parkland] institute opened, it immediately raised the ire of the provincial government with the release of a book by Kevin Taft, now leader of Alberta's opposition Liberals, entitled Shredding the Public Interest." Richard Cairney, University of Alberta ExpressNews

Table of Contents
Introduction; Building Trust; Shredding the Evidence; The Getty Cuts; The Klein Cuts: Where Albertans Stand NOW; The Leaky Report; Private-Sector Subsidies in Free-Enterprise Alberta; The Alberta Advantage Up Close; Pulling the Wool; The Spin Doctors; The Parable of 'Al & Berta': Telling Stories in Politics; The Special Case of Health Care; The Acid Test.

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      Publisher: University of Alberta Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/1997
      ISBN13: 9780888642950, 978-0888642950
      ISBN10: 888642954
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Shredding the Public Interest mounts a powerful case against those, of whatever political stripe, too long in power.. a cautionary tale indeed." David E. Smith, CBRA
      "When the [Parkland] institute opened, it immediately raised the ire of the provincial government with the release of a book by Kevin Taft, now leader of Alberta's opposition Liberals, entitled Shredding the Public Interest." Richard Cairney, University of Alberta ExpressNews

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Building Trust; Shredding the Evidence; The Getty Cuts; The Klein Cuts: Where Albertans Stand NOW; The Leaky Report; Private-Sector Subsidies in Free-Enterprise Alberta; The Alberta Advantage Up Close; Pulling the Wool; The Spin Doctors; The Parable of 'Al & Berta': Telling Stories in Politics; The Special Case of Health Care; The Acid Test.

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