Democracy in Alberta: Social Credit and the Party System (Social Credit in Alberta: Its Background and Development)
by C. B. Macpherson
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Democracy in Alberta was the first book by the hugely influential political scientist C.B. Macpherson (1911-1987). In this study, Macpherson examines the distinctive quasi-party political system that emerged in Alberta in the first half of the twentieth century, represented by the United Farmers of Alberta and Social Credit governments and the movements behind them. The author presents the UFA and Social Credit, which grew independently of federal politics, as having produced a new species show more of democratic governance in Canada and he develops an innovative theory of the party system in the context of national politics at the time he wrote the book in 1953.In addition to offering an original analysis of the party system and Alberta ?s political structures and institutions, Democracy in Alberta presents a fascinating micro-history of the social and economic characteristics of Alberta. An introduction by Nelson Wiseman contextualizes the original publication and discusses the unique characteristics of Alberta politics still evident to this day. show lessTags
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C.B. Macpherson was professor of political economy at the University of Toronto from 1935 to 1982. His other books include Democratic Theory (1973) and The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy (1977). He died in 1987.
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- Nonfiction, Economics, History, Politics and Government
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- 332.56097123 — Society, government, & culture Economics Banking & Money -- --
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- JL500 .A8 .M3 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.) Political institutions and public administration Canada
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