Newfoundland Fishermen in the Age of Industry

A Sociology of Economic Dualism

By Ottar Brox
Series: Social and Economic Studies
Publisher: ISER Books
Paperback : 9780919666047, 120 pages, January 1972

Description

A Norwegian anthropologist gives his version of the 'developing' Newfoundland economy. The analysis focuses on the political restrictions on economic development, and on the shortcomings of decision-making processes. The result shows the strikingly dualistic nature of Newfoundland's economy.