Resource Communities in a Globalizing Region: Development, Agency, and Contestation in Northern British Columbia Contributor(s): Bowles, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 077483093X ISBN-13: 9780774830935 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Environmental - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Political Science | Political Economy |
Dewey: 330.971 |
LCCN: 2015510152 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 332 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Northern British Columbia has always played an important role in Canada's economy, but for many Canadians it also existed as an almost forgotten place: a vast territory where only a few roads and a ferry system connected small cities, towns, and villages to the outside world. Now, as the appetite for natural resources intensifies, this resource-rich and geographically important region is being pulled onto national and global economic stages. This timely volume examines the connections between local development and global forces and how governments, Aboriginal peoples, organized labour, NGOs, and the private sector are adapting to, resisting, and embracing change. |