Approaches to Canadian Economic History 9780773591240

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
The Carleton Library
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE: THE STAPLE APPROACH
Economic Factors in Canadian History
The Importance of Staple Products
The Fur Trade
The Trade in Square Timber
A Staple Theory of Economic Growth
Economic Growth in Canadian Industry 1870-1915: The Staple Model
PART TWO: LAND POLICY AND AGRICULTURE
Administration of Land Policy and the Growth of Corporate Economic Organization in Lower Canada 1791-1809
French-Canadian Agriculture in the St. Lawrence Valley 1815-1850
PART THREE : BANKING AND CAPITAL FORMATION
Banking in Canada before Confederation 1792-1867
Capital Formation in Canada 1869 - 1930
PART FOUR: THE STATE AND ECONOMIC LIFE
Defensive Expansion: The State and Economic Growth in Canada
The Economic Background of the Rebellions of 1837
The National Policy - Old and New
PART FIVE : BIBLIOGRAPHY
Suggestions for Further Reading
Note on the Contributors

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