The geography of the Canadian economy is undergoing significant change. North-south links encouraged by the North American Free Trade Agreement are loosening east-west ties forged since Confederation. Metropolitian economies have replaced resource-based hinterlands as the centres of dynamic
growth, and as the regional economies of traditional geographical units, such as the Praries, have become less homogeneous, policy choices have become more complex.
In A Geography of the Canadian Economy, Wallace offers a detailed account of how geography has simultaneously shaped the evolution of Canada's economy and has been shaped by economic forces. It explores these themes along three dimensions. Part I, Context, reviews Canada's external economic
relations, globally and particularly within North America. Probing the implications of culture, politics, and regionalism for Canada's economic geography, it assesses the roles played by the natural environment, structural change in industrial systems, and the character of cities in shaping domestic
economic opportunities and challenges.
Part II, Sectors, presents an overview of Canada's major economic sectors, from the traditional, resource-based ones such as agriculture, forest products, and energy to those built on contemporary expertise in high-technology manufacturing and services. Part III, Regions, explores the distinctive
core/periphery economic structure of four major regions: Atlantic Canada, Central Canada, Western Canada, and Northern and Aboriginal Canada. A final chapter takes stock of the forces of continuity and change that make the geography of the Canadian economy a fascinating 'work in progress'.
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Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- List of Tables 8
- List of Figures 9
- Acknowledgements 12
- Preface 13
- PART I: CONTEXT 16
- 1 Canada in the World Economy 18
- Introduction 18
- Global Economic Restructuring and Its Implications for Canada 19
- Canada and the Global Economy 22
- Canadian Industrialization in a Continental Context 25
- The Pattern of Canada's International Economic Linkages 28
- Conclusion 30
- Further Reading 33
- 2 The Role of Culture and Political Economy 34
- Historical Introduction 34
- The Political Economy of Regionalism: Background 36
- The Era of 'Regional Policy' and Its Impact 37
- Regional Political Economy at the Start of the Twenty-First Century 43
- Society, Culture, and the Economy 49
- Conclusion 54
- Further Reading 55
- 3 The Natural Environment and the Economy 56
- Introduction 56
- Environmental Parameters 60
- Staple Industries and the Environment 61
- From Consumer Society to Conserver Society? 66
- Climatic Change and Environmental Hazards 68
- Conclusion 71
- Further Reading 72
- 4 Structural Change in the Canadian Economy 73
- Introduction 73
- Globalization 73
- Situating Canada in the Capitalist World Economy 75
- National Competitive Advantage: Porter's Model 77
- Economic Restructuring at the National Scale 81
- The Region as a Key Economic Environment 83
- Conclusion 86
- Further Reading 86
- 5 Economic Dimensions of the Canadian Urban System 87
- Introduction 87
- Urban Systems 88
- The Canadian Urban System 91
- Metropolitan Concentration 95
- Metropolitan Economies 97
- Canada's Largest Metropolitan Regions 99
- Strategies of Adjustment 104
- Beyond the Metropolitan Areas 105
- Conclusion 107
- Further Reading 108
- PART II: SECTORS 110
- 6 The Service Sector 112
- Introduction 112
- Distributive Services 117
- Producer Services 118
- Public, Non-market Services 119
- Personal Services 121
- Tourism 121
- Conclusion 123
- Further Reading 124
- 7 Post-Staples Manufacturing 125
- Introduction 125
- Manufacturing Overview 127
- Canada's Place in the North American Auto Industry 129
- The Aerospace Industry 133
- Telecommunications, Computer Equipment, and Related Industries 134
- Other High-Technology Sectors 136
- Conclusion 137
- Further Reading 137
- 8 Agriculture, Agri-Food, and the Rural Economy 138
- Introduction 138
- Farm Characteristics 143
- The Policy Framework 144
- Regional Patterns 148
- Beyond Agriculture 152
- Conclusion 153
- Further Reading 154
- 9 The Forest and Minerals Industries 155
- Introduction 155
- The Forest Sector 157
- The Minerals Sector 160
- Conclusion 164
- Further Reading 165
- 10 The Energy and Chemical Industries 166
- Introduction 166
- The Geopolitics of Energy 167
- Interfuel Competition and Industrial Location 171
- Energy Projects as Means of National and Regional Development 175
- Issues of the Early Twenty-First Century 178
- Conclusion 179
- Further Reading 179
- 11 Transportation 180
- Introduction 180
- The Role of Technological Change 185
- Changes in Transportation Networks 187
- Major Traffic Flows 189
- Conclusion 191
- Further Reading 191
- PART III: REGIONS 192
- 12 Atlantic Canada 194
- Introduction 194
- Regional Challenges 196
- Newfoundland 198
- Nova Scotia 201
- New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island 202
- Conclusion 204
- Further Reading 205
- 13 Central Canada 206
- Introduction 206
- Contrasts in the Core 208
- Recent Economic Performance of Central Canada 209
- Regional Economic Structure 213
- Quebec Subregions 214
- Ontario Subregions 220
- Challenges of Economic Restructuring 222
- Conclusion 225
- Further Reading 225
- 14 Western Canada 226
- Introduction 226
- The Character of the Prairie Economy 227
- The Character of the British Columbia Economy 230
- Economic Restructuring in Western Canada 231
- Regional Economy of the Western Provinces 235
- Conclusion 243
- Further Reading 244
- 15 Northern and Aboriginal Canada 245
- Introduction 245
- The Northern Economy 249
- Conclusion 253
- Further Reading 254
- Conclusion: Continuity and Change 255
- Glossary 258
- A 258
- B 258
- C 258
- E 258
- F 258
- G 259
- K 259
- L 259
- M 259
- P 259
- R 260
- S 260
- T 260
- U 260
- References 261
- Index 273
- A 273
- B 273
- C 274
- D 274
- E 275
- F 275
- G 276
- H 276
- I 276
- J 276
- K 276
- L 276
- M 276
- N 277
- O 277
- P 278
- Q 278
- R 278
- S 279
- T 279
- U 280
- V 280
- W 280
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