04796nam 2200853 450 991078042530332120230912142554.01-282-03973-397866120397371-4426-8238-810.3138/9781442682382(CKB)2420000000004491(OCoLC)244766585(CaPaEBR)ebrary10200948(SSID)ssj0000309718(PQKBManifestationID)11233333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309718(PQKBWorkID)10283586(PQKB)10234192(CaPaEBR)417405(CaBNvSL)thg00600745(DE-B1597)465039(OCoLC)944177379(DE-B1597)9781442682382(Au-PeEL)EBL4672164(CaPaEBR)ebr11257844(OCoLC)958565488(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/n6g71n(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/5/417405(MiAaPQ)EBC4672164(OCoLC)1390916387(MdBmJHUP)musev2_105440(MiAaPQ)EBC3251393(EXLCZ)99242000000000449120160923h19891989 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe social credit phenomenon in Alberta /Alvin FinkelToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1989.©19891 online resource (295 p.)State and Economic Life ;12Includes index.0-8020-5821-3 0-8020-6731-X Includes bibliographical references.""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""1 The Social Credit Phenomenon""; ""2 Alberta Society at the Time of Social Credit's Appearance""; ""3 The Schizophrenic Period: Social Credit's First Term, 1935â€?1940""; ""4 The Transformation: Social Credit during the War""; ""5 A Hot Economy and a Cold War: Social Credit, 1945â€?1960""; ""6 Defending Jerusalem and Spreading the Gospel: The Late Manning Period""; ""7 The Road to Disintegration""; ""8 Social Credit and the Debate about 'Populism'""; ""9 Conclusion""; ""NOTES""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""""H""""i""; ""j""; ""k""; ""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""q""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""w""; ""y""Few parties in political history have had such a swift metamorphosis from one end of the political spectrum to the other as did the Social Credit Party of Alberta. Between its establishment in the 1930s and the defeat of the Social Credit government in 1971, the party changed from a movement-based reformist organization to a cliquish, religious-oriented outfit whose main purpose was to hold the levers of power.In this account of the Social Credit transformation, Alvin Finkel challenges earlier works which focus purely on Social Credit monetary fixations and religiosity. He argues that the early party is best seen as a coalition of reformers, including working-class social democrats, the unemployed, small business owners, and farmers placed in jeopardy by the Depression. In its first term of office, Social Credit was perceived as on the left, opposed in the 1940 provincial election by a right-wing coalition.During the later Aberhart years, and especially after Ernest Manning's accession to the premiership, Social Credit switched its fire from bankers to socialists and the party's rhetoric became extremely right-wing. Manning opposed, on ideological grounds, most of the social programs introduced by federal government after 1945.Though patronage was rife, most Albertans regarded Social Credit as righteous because of the leadership of Manning, a radio evangelist. Only Manning's departure from the political scene began the slow process of decay of the governing party.State and economic life ;12.Political partiesAlbertaAlbertafastAlbertaPolitique et gouvernement1971-1985AlbertaPolitique et gouvernement1935-1971AlbertaPolitics and government1935-1971AlbertaPolitics and government1935-1971AlbertaPolitics and government1971-Livres numeriques.History.e-books.Electronic books. Political parties324.27105097123Finkel Alvin252888MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780425303321The social credit phenomenon in Alberta3678472UNINA