Rethinking Canadian Economic Growth and Development since 1900: The Quebec Case

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The period from 1945 to 1960, infamously labelled the Great Gloom (Grande Noirceur), was in fact a breaking point where the previous decades of relative decline were overturned – Geloso argues that this era should be considered the Great Convergence (Grand Rattrapage).

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This book upturns many established ideas regarding the economic and social history of Quebec, the Canadian province that is home to the majority of its French population. It places the case of Quebec into the wider question of convergence in economic history and whether proactive governments delay or halt convergence.  The period from 1945 to 1960, infamously labelled the Great Gloom (Grande Noirceur), was in fact a breaking point where the previous decades of relative decline were overturned – Geloso argues that this era should be considered the Great Convergence (Grand Rattrapage). In opposition, the Quiet Revolution that followed after 1960 did not accelerate these trends. In fact, there are signs of slowing down and relative decline that appearafter the 1970s. The author posits that the Quiet Revolution sowed the seeds for a growth slowdown by crowding-out social capital and inciting rent-seeking behaviour on the part of interest groups. 

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This book upturns many established ideas regarding the economic and social history of Quebec, the Canadian province that is home to the majority of its French population. It places the case of Quebec into the wider question of convergence in economic history and whether proactive governments delay or halt convergence. The period from 1945 to 1960, infamously labelled the Great Gloom (Grande Noirceur), was in fact a breaking point where the previous decades of relative decline were overturned - Geloso argues that this era should be considered the Great Convergence (Grand Rattrapage). In opposition, the Quiet Revolution that followed after 1960 did not accelerate these trends. In fact, there are signs of slowing down and relative decline that appear after the 1970s. The author posits that the Quiet Revolution sowed the seeds for a growth slowdown by crowding-out social capital and inciting rent-seeking behaviour on the part of interest groups.

Author Biography

Vincent Geloso is a post-doctoral fellow at Texas Tech University, USA. He earned his PhD at the London School of Economics, UK. His research interests include Economic History and the Economics of Religion, and he has published in Journal of Population Research, Economics Bulletin, Agricultural History Review, Essays in Economic and Business History and Economic Affairs. He is also an economics blogger at the Journal de Montréal, the largest French newspaper in Canada. 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Québec's economic development from 1900 to 1939.- Chapter 3. The Great Catch-Up of 1945-1960: Economic conditions.- Chapter 4. The Great Catch-Up of 1945-1960: Health and Education.- Chapter 5. The Great Catch-Up of 1945-1960: Quebeckers' social behaviour and the Church.- Chapter 6. Explaining the Great Stagnation.- Chapter 7. Explaining the transition to the Great Catch-up.- Chapter 8. The Quiet Decline (1960–today): Economic conditions.- Chapter 9. The Quiet Decline (1960–today): Education.- Chapter 10. Explaining the Quiet Decline.- Chapter 11. Conclusion.

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Argues against the 'Great Darkness' thesis that states Quebec was backwards before 1960 by demonstrating through cliometrics that Quebec actually closed the gap between itself and the rest of Canada (and the United States) between 1945 and 1960 after decades of relative stagnation Provides a counterfactual portrait of the Quiet Revolution Answers the questions: Would present-day Qu

Details ISBN331984282X Author Vincent Geloso ISBN-10 331984282X ISBN-13 9783319842820 Format Paperback Series Palgrave Studies in Economic History Subtitle The Quebec Case DEWEY 330.9 Pages 212 Year 2018 Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2018-05-08 Short Title Rethinking Canadian Economic Growth and Development Since 1900 Language English UK Release Date 2018-05-08 Illustrations 64 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 212 p. 64 illus. Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 Alternative 9783319499499 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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