Canada and the global economy : the geography of structural and technological change / edited by John N.H. Britton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Britton, John N.H., Author.

Contributor:

Britton, John N. H.

Canadian Association of Geographers.

Series:

Canadian Association of Geographers series in Canadian geography.

Canadian Association of Geographers series in Canadian geography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Canada.

Technological innovations.

Economic geography.

Canada--Economic conditions--1991-.

Canada.

Canada--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (469 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The contributors explore four central themes: the locational impacts of the openness of the Canadian economy, Canada's relatively simple economic geography in terms of regional variations in resources and urban development, the problems of keeping pace with rapid advances in technology, and the role of government in maintaining a national market and assisting economic development. They outline the essential elements of Canada's contemporary economic geography, highlight the origins and spatial imprint of change in the Canadian economy, and provide an assessment of Canada's participation in significant international patterns of economic change. Canada and the Global Economy is concerned not only with the economic size and location of consumption and production but also with institutional changes and shifts in employment, the sectoral composition of economic activity, and the organizational structure and locational behaviour of particular industries and firms. Special attention is given to the technological development of both established industries and new service and manufacturing activities. A timely addition to the field, it provides a geographic perspective on significant changes in jobs and types of work that result from the transformation of economic activities. Contributors: Trevor J. Barnes (UBC), John N.H. Britton (Toronto), James B. Cannon (Queen's), William J. Coffey (Montréal), J. Tait Davis (York), Geoffrey Dobilas (Toronto), William C. Found (York), Meric S. Gertler (Toronto), James M. Gilmour (consultant, Ottawa), Roger Hayter (Simon Fraser), John Holmes (Queen's), Anthony C. Lea (Compusearch, Toronto), Ian MacLachlan (Lethbridge), Alan D. MacPherson (SUNY at Buffalo), Glen B. Norcliffe (York), D. Michael Ray (formerly Carleton), Tod Rutherford (Waterloo), R. Keith Semple (Saskatchewan), James W. Simmons (Toronto), William Smith (Auckland), Guy P.F. Steed (formerly Science Council of Canada), Iain Wallace (Carleton), and Nigel Waters (Calgary).

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""PART ONE: THE OPEN ECONOMY""; ""2 Foreign Trade in Goods and Services""; ""3 External Shocks: Regional Implications of an Open Staple Economy""; ""4 Shifts in Canadian Direct Investment Abroad and Foreign Direct Investment in Canada""; ""5 The Canadian Financial System in International Perspective""; ""PART TWO: THE NEW STAPLE ECONOMY""; ""6 Technological Imperatives in Resource Sectors: Forest Products""; ""7 Restructuring in the Canadian Mining and Mineral-Processing Industries""; ""8 Redrawing the Canadian Energy Map""

""9 Agriculture in a World of Subsidies""""PART THREE: MANUFACTURING AND THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE""; ""10 Employment Creation by Small Firms""; ""11 Organizational Restructuring of U.S.-Based Manufacturing Subsidiaries and Plant Closure""; ""12 Restructuring in Mature Manufacturing Industries: The Case of Canadian Clothing""; ""13 Restructuring in a Continental Production System""; ""14 High-Tech Canada""; ""15 Capital, Technological Change, and Regional Growth""; ""PART FOUR: SERVICES AND THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE ECONOMY""

""16 The Role of Transportation in the Canadian Economy""""17 The Canadian Market and Activities Oriented to Consumers""; ""18 The Role and Location of Service Activities in the Canadian Space Economy""; ""19 Quaternary Places in Canada""; ""PART FIVE: POLITICAL ECONOMIC QUESTIONS""; ""20 Canada's Public Space Economy""; ""21 Socio-Spatial Restructuring of Canadian Labour Markets""; ""22 Technological Change and Innovation: Policy Issues""; ""23 Conclusion: Canada's Emerging Economic Geography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""

""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85607-3

9786612856075

0-7735-6356-3

OCLC:

732601021