Profiting the Crown: Canada's Polymer Corporation, 1942-1990 9780773572386
Born in the crucible of the Second World War, the Polymer Corporation - Canada's sole producer of synthetic rubber
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English Pages 328 Year 2005
Table of contents :
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1 Poor by Nature: Rubber, Industry, and the Seeds of Polymer Science to 1939
2 "Almost a Miracle": The Birth of the Canadian Synthetic Rubber Industry – from Experimental Dream to Industrial Reality, 1942–1945
3 For the Country at War and the Country at Peace, 1945–1951
4 The Prosperous Years, 1951–1957: Chemistry, Consumers, and the Great God – Car
5 Worldly Wise: Growth and Multinationalization, 1958–1966
6 Decade of Discord: Diversification and Denationalization, 1967–1977
7 Back to Basics, 1978–1990
Conclusion: Poor by Nature, Rich by Policy – State Intervention and Polymer Corporation Ltd
APPENDICES
1 Financial Statistics for Polymer Corporation
2 Polymer's Senior Personnel
Glossary of Technical Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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