THE RETURN OF THE TROJAN HORSE

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THE RETURN OF THE TROJAN HORSE - Alberta and the New World (Dis)Order

http://www.ualberta.ca/~parkland/resear ... Horse2.htm

Trevor W. Harrison, editor

First elected in 1993 on a platform of "common sense revolution," a little over a decade later Ralph Klein's Conservative Party remain in power, but the gloss is off its "revolution." Deficits and debt have been eliminated, but new problems and new issues have arisen, such as energy deregulation and water shortages. Efforts to export the revolution - to remake Canada in Alberta's image - have stalled, with the defeat of the Harris Conservatives in Ontario and the collapse of the Reform and Alliance parties federally. Meanwhile, at the world-wide level, neo-liberal globalization - all the rage in the early 90s - is now in retreat, replaced by war, threats of terrorism, and growing economic instability.

The Return of the Trojan Horse re-examines Klein's Alberta after a decade of deficit-slashing, tax-cutting conservatism. It is an original compilation of critical essays on Alberta's policies, written by some of Alberta's (and Canada's) best authors who come from a wide spectrum of viewpoints and backgrounds, all blending insight with journalistic flair.