State-sponsored gambling is now widespread in both Canada and the United States. The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of gambling as a revenue-raising instrument for government. We begin by outlining key principles, and then demonstrate how a realistic appraisal of the...

The intense Canadian debate over acceptance of the 1987 topics. Consider the causes and consequences of (1) the strong Canadian media bias against the Agreement; (2) the apparent lack of interest of most Canadian economists in actively supporting the Agreement, as contrasted with the active...