Patricia Marchak

Green Gold

The Forest Industry in British Columbia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1983
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780774801836
• ISBN-10: 0774801832
• Artikelnr.: 41610635

Autorenporträt

Patricia Marchak, a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, is the author of Ideological Perspectives on Canada and In Whose Interests.

Inhaltsangabe

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