Will its all apart of idealogical perspective. But many, many many socially democratic governments have been extremely good economic managers. German is the clearest example. Much better entitlements and higher taxes there with an incredibly more productive economy.
It's just not a forged relationship between social democracy and economic ruin. And there are really very few observation points in Canada to conclude as such. NDP in MB and SK have been sound economic managers. In BC it's been more of a mixed bag but the new history on NDP in the 90s is that they weren't nearly as bad as the immediate prognosis made them out to be. THe only good example is Ontario. But then is that not the exeption that proves the rule?
As a former civil servant, I could say that the NDP might be the most beholden to the expert advice of the civil service and that would be a very good thing. Smart people and fiscal managers in the bureaucracy would provide very good advice if they were ever listened to.
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