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  1. 1. Albert Breton, the Leading Canadian Economist of his Generation, Will Deliver Olin Lecture in Political Economy at Lafyette Sept. 27
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    Published on: 3/16/2001   Last Visited: 8/7/2001

    Albert Breton , the Leading Canadian Economist of his Generation , Will Deliver Olin Lecture in Political Economy at Lafayette Sept. 27 Albert Breton , the Leading Canadian Economist of his Generation , Will Deliver Olin Lecture in Political Economy at Lafyette Sept. 27

    ALBERT BRETON , THE LEADING CANADIAN ECONOMIST OF HIS GENERATION , WILL DELIVER OLIN LECTURE IN POLITICAL ECONOMY AT LAFAYETTE SEPT. 27.

    EASTON , Pa. ( http : //www.lafayette.edu/ ) -- Albert Breton of the University of Toronto , the leading Canadian economist of his generation , will deliver the first of this year's John M. Olin Lectures in Political Economy at Lafayette on Wednesday , Sept. 27.

    Breton will speak on Public Sector Decentralization as an Automatic Mechanism at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Kirby Hall of Civil Rights.
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    Breton has gained worldwide recognition for his seminal writings on economic theory and economic policy. His many books and papers have ranged across many topics , with federalism and bureaucracy being the most prominent. His academic writings include The Economic Theory of Representative Government ; The Economic Constitution of Federal States ( with Anthony Scott ) ; The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct : An Economic Analysis of Competition , Exchange , and Efficiency in Private and Public Organizations ( with Ronald Wintrobe ) ; and Competitive Governments : An Economic Theory of Politics and Public Finance.

    Breton holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and a B.A. from College de St. Boniface , University of Manitoba. He taught for more than 30 years at the University of Toronto. He also has taught at the Université de Montreal , Carleton University , The Catholic University of Louvain , the London School of Economics , Harvard University , the University de Perugia , and the Université de Paris ( Pantheon-Sorbonne ).

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    Breton also is a past president of the Canadian Economics Association.

    The John M. Olin Foundation has sponsored more than 20 lectures given by prominent speakers at Lafayette.

    Copyright 2000 , Lafayette College
  2. 2. Study - A Sharper View: Evaluating the Vitality of Official Language Minority Communities - May 2006
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    Published on: 5/1/2006   Last Visited: 1/12/2007

    Economist Albert Breton (1999: 115) states that it is indispensable to the survival of a language to ensure that local cultures are solid and vibrant, hence the importance of investing resources in creativity,a form of human capital that yields both a personal and a social return.
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    6 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 249,284. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/economic/ch6 01.html
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    4 in Exploring the Economics of Language, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 95,121. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1999. Available online at: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/ english/explorer/page 04a.html

    BRETON, Albert. "An Economic Analysis of Language." Ch. 1 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 1,36. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/ english/economic/ch1 01.html

    BRETON, Albert. Le bilinguisme : une approche économique = Bilingualism: An Economic Approach. Montréal: C. D. Howe Institute, 1979.

    BRETON, Raymond.
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    5 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 207,428. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/economic/ch5 01.html

    CHURCHILL, Stacy. Official Languages in Canada: Changing the Language Landscape. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/languages/index.html#table
    ...
    2 in Exploring the Economics of Language, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 35,68. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1999. Available online at: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/ english/explorer/page 02.html

    GRIN, François. "Towards a Threshold Theory of Minority Language Survival." Kyklos 45 (1992): 69,97.
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    2 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 37,96. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/economic/ch2 01.html

    HARRISON, Brian. Youth in Official Language Minorities: 1971,1991. Cat. no. 91,545-XPE. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1996.

    HARVEY, Fernand, ed. Médias francophones hors Québec et identité : analyses, essais et témoignages. Québec: Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture, 1992.
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    1 in Exploring the Economics of Language, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 5,34. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1999. Available online at: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/engl
    ish/explorer/page 01.html

    House of Commons. Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Our Cultural Sovereignty: The Second Century of Canadian Broadcasting. Ottawa: House of Commons, June 2003.
  3. 3. Study - A Sharper View: Evaluating the Vitality of Official Language Minority Communities - May 2006
    www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/archives/ss - [Cached]

    Published on: 5/1/2006   Last Visited: 12/3/2006

    Economist Albert Breton (1999: 115) states that it is indispensable to the survival of a language to ensure that local cultures are solid and vibrant, hence the importance of investing resources in creativity,a form of human capital that yields both a personal and a social return.
    ...
    6 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 249,284. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/economic/ch6 01.html
    ...
    4 in Exploring the Economics of Language, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 95,121. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1999. Available online at: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/ english/explorer/page 04a.html

    BRETON, Albert. "An Economic Analysis of Language." Ch. 1 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 1,36. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/ english/economic/ch1 01.html

    BRETON, Albert. Le bilinguisme : une approche économique = Bilingualism: An Economic Approach. Montréal: C. D. Howe Institute, 1979.

    BRETON, Raymond.
    ...
    5 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 207,428. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/economic/ch5 01.html

    CHURCHILL, Stacy. Official Languages in Canada: Changing the Language Landscape. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/languages/index.html#table
    ...
    2 in Exploring the Economics of Language, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 35,68. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1999. Available online at: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/ english/explorer/page 02.html

    GRIN, François. "Towards a Threshold Theory of Minority Language Survival." Kyklos 45 (1992): 69,97.
    ...
    2 in Economic Approaches to Language and Bilingualism, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 37,96. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1998. Available online at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pers
    pectives/english/economic/ch2 01.html

    HARRISON, Brian. Youth in Official Language Minorities: 1971,1991. Cat. no. 91,545-XPE. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1996.

    HARVEY, Fernand, ed. Médias francophones hors Québec et identité : analyses, essais et témoignages. Québec: Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture, 1992.
    ...
    1 in Exploring the Economics of Language, edited by Albert Breton, pp. 5,34. New Canadian Perspectives Series. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 1999. Available online at: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/engl
    ish/explorer/page 01.html

    House of Commons. Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Our Cultural Sovereignty: The Second Century of Canadian Broadcasting. Ottawa: House of Commons, June 2003.

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