Green Gold

The Forest Industry in British Columbia

By Patricia Marchak
Categories: Political Science, Regional & Cultural Studies, Canadian Studies, Environmental & Nature Studies, Natural Resources, The Natural World, Business, Economics & Industry, Industry, Environmental Protection & Preservation
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774801836, 474 pages, January 1983
Ebook (EPUB) : 9780774845076, 474 pages, November 2011
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774854313, 474 pages, January 1983
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Table of contents

Tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I: Capital

1 A Staples Economy

2 History of a Resource Industry

3 “Partners with Industry”

4 The Structure of the Industry

Part II: Labour

5 Class and Human Capital

6 Markets, Technology, and Employment

7 Patterns of Employment and Unemployment

8 Employment Conditions for Women in Resource Towns

9 Job Control, Security, and Satisfaction

10 Job Control and Ideology

Part III: Communities

11 The Instant Town

12 At the End of the Forest

13 Policies for Change

Appendix A. Methodology and Samples

Appendix B. Tables Accompanying Chapter 9: Job Control, Security and Satisfaction

Appendix C. Tables Accompanying Chapter 10: Ideology 

Bibliography

Index

Description

A comprehensive analysis of the social, political, and economic role of forests as one of the principal single-staple industries in British Columbia, this book explores the history of forestry in the province, legislation and governmental control, labour unions, community and industry structure, employment conditions for men and women, job security, and “boom or bust” ideologies.

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A remarkably comprehensive analysis of the social, political, and economic role of forests as one of the principal single-staple industries in British Columbia ... deals particularly with the susceptibility of the forest industry in the Pacific Northwest to external economic conditions and export markets. ... [It] should appeal to a broad audience of political scientists, economists, sociologists, natural resource specialists, and regional planners.

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