Green Gold
474 pages, 6 x 9
87 tables
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.
RELATED TOPICS:
BC Studies, Forestry, Political Economy, Regional Studies, Resource Management & Policy, Resource Studies
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.
Patricia Marchak, a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, is the author of Ideological Perspectives on Canada and In Whose Interests.
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
