{"product_id":"canadian-economic-history-paperback","title":"Canadian Economic History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. T. Easterbrook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHugh Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough three centuries of development, the history of the Canadian economy reflects the shifting roles of natural resources, industrializations, and international trade. This volume, a standard in the field since its initial publication in 1958, presents a comprehensive account of these and other factors in the growth of the Canadian economy from the time of the earliest European expansion into the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors consider economic organization both on the level of the national economy and on that of the individual business unit. Among the subjects examined are the growth of the fur, fishing, and timber trades; the impact of successive wars; money and banking; the development of railway and canal systems; the wheat economy; the growth of organized labour; and twentieth-century patterns of investment and trade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe focus throughout is on the role played by business organizations, large and small, working with government, in creating a national economy in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. Thomas Easterbrook\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1985) was Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. \u003cb\u003eHugh G.J. Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-1994) was an economic historian and retired professor at Amherst College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 606\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.94 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054023074016,"sku":"9780802066961","price":118.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/97FELthX459780802066961.webp?v=1781290330","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/canadian-economic-history-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}