Social Planning for Canada: The 1935 classic of Canadian socialist thought
โ Scribed by Michael Bliss (editor)
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 563
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Social Planning for Canada was published in 1935 and marked a turning point in Canadian political history. It was the first comprehensive democratic socialist book about Canada. It is the most comprehensive study by the Canadian left of an economic and social alternative to Canadian capitalism.
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