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Book SynopsisChallenging conventional wisdom on austerity in Canada after the global financial crisis.
Trade Review"Provinces and territories play a fundamental role in developing and implementing economic and social policy. The Public Sector in an Age of Austerity significantly advances our understanding of how austerity measures, at once far-reaching and diverse, have altered not just specific policies but the basic nature of the provincial-territorial state." Graham White, University of Toronto
"Fundamental changes to our economic system have occurred, changes that have created an extended austerity, precarious employment, and a weakening of workers' rights – sobering thoughts when considering the future of our country. How did this happen? This book provides a detailed examination of the forces that have created these changes." David Warner, chair of the Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians
