The History of Canadian Business 1867-1914

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Summary

Casts important new light on the historical forces which lie behind many current economic and political issues.

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Introduction to the 1996 Edition
Foreward to the 1975 Edition
Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Abbreviations
List of Tables
The Banks and Finance Capital
Introduction: Canadian Mercantilism, 1867-1914	p. 2
Revenue, Protection, and the Politics of International Finance	p. 20
The Evolution of the Chartered Banking System	p. 66
Chartered Bank Failures	p. 118
The Rise and Fall of the Private Banking System	p. 156
Financial Institutions and the Accumulation of Capital	p. 186
Canada and the International Flow of Finance Capital	p. 228
High Finance and the Canadian Railways	p. 260
Errata for Part I	p. 297
Industrial Development
Staple Production and the Canadian Railway	p. 2
Patents, Foreign Technology, and Industrial Development	p. 38
Commercial Policy and Direct Investment	p. 70
Federalism and the Rise of the Corporate Welfare State	p. 104
The Bonusing System and Secondary Industry	p. 130
The Rise of Big Business	p. 162
Reciprocity	p. 202
Canadian Commercial and Financial Expansion Abroad	p. 218
Conclusion: The Lessons of Development	p. 276
Epilogue: Aftermath of the National Policy	p. 286
Glossary of Financial Terminology	p. 299
Bibliography	p. 309
Index	p. 332
Errata for Part II	p. 358
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