Will It Be DÉJÀ VU All Over Again?
The boom and bust in energy prices experienced recently has its parallels in the boom and bust of energy prices in the 1970s and 1980s. The earlier boom period saw the Government of Alberta struggle with restraining spending and so became heavily dependent on high energy prices. When in 1986 energy...
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2009-04-01
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| description | The boom and bust in energy prices experienced recently has its parallels in the boom and bust of energy prices in the 1970s and 1980s. The earlier boom period saw the Government of Alberta struggle with restraining spending and so became heavily dependent on high energy prices. When in 1986 energy prices crashed the government suff ered a string of large defi cits that was followed by draconian cuts to spending. From 2000 to 2008 the government enjoyed another boom in energy prices and again found it diffi cult to restrain spending. The recent crash in energy prices threatens the government with repea ng the earlier experience of defi cits followed by drama c spending cuts. As it prepares its 2009 budget the government has an opportunity to learn from the past and to quickly and decisively put its budget on a path toward a much smaller reliance on energy-related revenues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ccd4c70f0cc46e49caf09ff88df406b2023-04-20T04:07:36ZengUniversity of CalgaryThe School of Public Policy Publications2560-83122560-83202009-04-012Will It Be DÉJÀ VU All Over Again?J.C. Herbert Emery0Ronald D. Kneebone1University of CalgaryUniversity of CalgaryThe boom and bust in energy prices experienced recently has its parallels in the boom and bust of energy prices in the 1970s and 1980s. The earlier boom period saw the Government of Alberta struggle with restraining spending and so became heavily dependent on high energy prices. When in 1986 energy prices crashed the government suff ered a string of large defi cits that was followed by draconian cuts to spending. From 2000 to 2008 the government enjoyed another boom in energy prices and again found it diffi cult to restrain spending. The recent crash in energy prices threatens the government with repea ng the earlier experience of defi cits followed by drama c spending cuts. As it prepares its 2009 budget the government has an opportunity to learn from the past and to quickly and decisively put its budget on a path toward a much smaller reliance on energy-related revenues.https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/42319 |
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