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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, some railroad tracks, and a ferry system connected small cities, towns, and villages to the outside world. Now, as the global appetite for oil, gas, hydroelectricity, wood, and minerals intensifies, this resource-rich and geographically important region is being pulled onto the national and international economic stages.
As debates around pipelines, mines, and hydroelectric projects intensify in local coffee shops, distant boardrooms, and the halls of Parliament, this timely volume examines the connections and tensions between resource communities and global market forces, illuminating how governments, Aboriginal peoples, organized labour, NGOs, and the private sector are adapting to, resisting, and embracing change.
Contents
Introduction: Globalization in a Northern, Resource-Based Region / Gary N. Wilson and Paul Bowles
1 "Globalizing" Northern British Columbia: What's in Word? / Paul Bowles
2 Northern British Columbia: What's in a Place? / John F. Young
3 Development, Province Building, and Globalization in Northern British Columbia / Ken Coates and John F. Young
4 Globalization and the Transformation of Aboriginal Society: The Tsimshian Encounter / Jim McDonald
5 Globalization and Multilevel Governance in Northern British Columbia: Opportunities and Challenges / Tracy Summerville and Gary N. Wilson
6 Development and Reconciliation: A New Relationship or Benevolent Colonialism? / Jim McDonald
7 Neoliberalism's Traction: An Analysis of Local Economic Development Officers' Views in Northern British Columbia / Paul Bowles
8 China and the Northern British Columbia Forest Products' Sector: Whose Saviour? / Paul Bowles and Fiona MacPhail
9 Mining and Energy in Northern British Columbia: Employment, Community, and Inclusion / Fiona MacPhail and Paul Bowles
10 Pipelines and Protest: Enbridge and After / Paul Bowles and Henry Veltmeyer
Conclusion: Which Direction for Northern British Columbia? / Paul Bowles and Gary N. Wilson
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