ECON 223

Canadian Economic History (3,0,0) 3 credits

Issues in Canadian economic history. Topics will include the role of staples (wheat, pulp and paper, oil, natural gas, etc.) in Canadian development, reciprocity with the U.S., the national policy, protective tariff and structure of Canadian industry, the multi-national corporation and direct foreign investment in Canada, continentalism and the integration of Canada into the commercial empire of the United States. Current economic topics such as free(r) trade with the United States, deficits, the lingering unemployment problem and the impact of emerging environmental problems on the future of the Canadian economy.