Research Catalog

Title

Public enterprise in an era of change / edited by John R. Allan.

Publication

Regina : Canadian Plains Research Center, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• Allan, John R. (John Richard), 1932-
• University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

Description

xl, 194 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

On 6 December 1996, the public consultation committee Talking About Saskatchewan Crowns (TASC) and the University of Regina held a one-day conference to examine the historic role of Saskatchewan Crown corporations and the future of public enterprise in a new world economy. The conference brought together renowned academic, business, and labour leaders, all contributing their input to a major review of Saskatchewan Crowns. The conference was divided into four sections: "Public Enterprise Developments: An International Perspective"; "Changing Attitudes and Expectations Regarding Public Ownership and Investment"; "Public Enterprise: In Whose Interest?"; and "Government Control: Ownership, Regulation, or Market Pressure?" The papers from the conference are included in this publication.

Subject

• Government business enterprises > Saskatchewan > Congresses
• Government corporations > Saskatchewan > Congresses
• International economic relations > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• Edited proceedings of a conference held at the University of Regina, Dec. 6, 1996.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / John R. Allan -- Public attitudes toward privatization : beyond good and evil / Michael Adams -- Economic changes : their impact on the privatization debate / Michael McCracken -- The changing political environment of Canadian crown corporations / Allan Tupper -- The history of Saskatchewan crown corporations / Allan Blakeney -- Who benefits from privatization / Michael A. Walker -- Public enterprise : in whose interest? / Maude Barlow -- Public enterprise developments : an international perspective / David Heald -- Control and accountability : government ownership, economic regulation and competitive market forces / W.T. Stanbury -- The future of crown corporations : government ownership, regulation or market control : a Keynesian approach / Harold Chorney -- Accountability in public and private enterprise : the uneasy case for privatization / Robert Howse -- Remarks / Barb Byers -- The social and economic impact of Saskatchewan crown corporations / James M. Pitsula -- Crown corporations in Saskatchewan : echoes of the past or engines of the future / Howard Leeson -- The future of Saskatchewan's crown corporations : "taking full advantage of opportunity" or "the status quo with agility training"? / Brien G. Gray -- Balancing act : crown corporations in a successful economy / Brett Fairbairn.

ISBN

088977112X :

LCCN

^^^98171699^

OCLC

37490746

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library