A geography of the Canadian economy Book

	List of Tables
	List of Figures
	Acknowledgements
	Preface
Pt. I	Context
1	Canada in the World Economy	3
	Global Economic Restructuring and Its Implications for Canada	4
	Canada and the Global Economy	7
	Canadian Industrialization in a Continental Context	10
	The Pattern of Canada's International Economic Linkages	13
2	The Role of Culture and Political Economy	19
	Historical Introduction	19
	The Political Economy of Regionalism: Background	21
	The Era of 'Regional Policy' and Its Impact	22
	Regional Political Economy at the Start of the Twenty-First Century	28
	Society, Culture, and the Economy	34
3	The Natural Environment and the Economy	41
	Environmental Parameters	45
	Staple Industries and the Environment	46
	From Consumer Society to Conserver Society?	51
	Climatic Change and Environmental Hazards	53
4	Structural Change in the Canadian Economy	58
	Globalization	58
	Situating Canada in the Capitalist World Economy	60
	National Competitive Advantage: Porter's Model	62
	Economic Restructuring at the National Scale	66
	The Region as a Key Economic Environment	68
5	Economic Dimensions of the Canadian Urban System	72
	Urban Systems	73
	The Canadian Urban System	76
	Metropolitan Concentration	80
	Metropolitan Economies	82
	Canada's Largest Metropolitan Regions	84
	Strategies of Adjustment	89
	Beyond the Metropolitan Areas	90
Pt. II	Sectors
6	The Service Sector	97
	Distributive Services	102
	Producer Services	103
	Public, Non-market Services	104
	Personal Services	106
	Tourism	106
7	Post-Staples Manufacturing	110
	Manufacturing Overview	112
	Canada's Place in the North American Auto Industry	114
	The Aerospace Industry	118
	Telecommunications, Computer Equipment, and Related Industries	119
	Other High-Technology Sectors	121
8	Agriculture, Agri-Food, and the Rural Economy	123
	Farm Characteristics	128
	The Policy Framework	129
	Regional Patterns	133
	Beyond Agriculture	137
9	The Forest and Minerals Industries	140
	The Forest Sector	142
	The Minerals Sector	145
10	The Energy and Chemical Industries	151
	The Geopolitics of Energy	152
	Interfuel Competition and Industrial Location	156
	Energy Projects as Means of National and Regional Development	160
	Issues of the Early Twenty-First Century	163
11	Transportation	165
	The Role of Technological Change	170
	Changes in Transportation Networks	172
	Major Traffic Flows	174
Pt. III	Regions
12	Atlantic Canada	179
	Regional Challenges	181
	Newfoundland	183
	Nova Scotia	186
	New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island	187
13	Central Canada	191
	Contrasts in the Core	193
	Recent Economic Performance of Central Canada	194
	Regional Economic Structure	198
	Quebec Subregions	199
	Ontario Subregions	205
	Challenges of Economic Restructuring	207
14	Western Canada	211
	The Character of the Prairie Economy	212
	The Character of the British Columbia Economy	215
	Economic Restructuring in Western Canada	216
	Regional Economy of the Western Provinces	220
15	Northern and Aboriginal Canada	230
	The Northern Economy	234
	Conclusion: Continuity and Change	240
	Glossary	243
	References	246
	Index	258