"From fur and fish to oil and minerals, Canadian development has often been understood through its relationship to export staples. This understanding, argues Paul Kellogg, has led many political economists to assume that Canadian economic development has followed a path similar to those of stap...

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1. Verfasser:	Kellogg, Paul 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London University of Toronto Press [2015]
Schlagworte:	Economic development / Political aspects Economic history Economic policy International economic relations Politik Weltwirtschaft Wirtschaft Wirtschaft. Geschichte Wirtschaftsentwicklung Wirtschaftspolitik Economic development > Political aspects > Canada Economic development Canada Kanada Canada > Economic conditions Canada > Foreign economic relations Canada > Economic policy
Zusammenfassung:	"From fur and fish to oil and minerals, Canadian development has often been understood through its relationship to export staples. This understanding, argues Paul Kellogg, has led many political economists to assume that Canadian economic development has followed a path similar to those of staple-exporting economies in the Global South, ignoring a more fundamental fact: as an advanced capitalist economy, Canada sits in the core of the world system, not on the periphery or semi-periphery. In Escape from the Staple Trap, Kellogg challenges statistical and historical analyses that present Canada as weak and disempowered, lacking sovereignty and economic independence. A powerful critique of the dominant trend in Canadian political economy since the 1970s, Escape from the Staple Trap offers an important new framework for understanding the distinctive features of Canadian political economy."...
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	xxiv, 275 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:	9780802099419 9780802096548