Capital Formation in Canada, 1896-1930.
Title:
Capital Formation in Canada, 1896-1930.
Author:
Buckley, Kenneth.
ISBN:
9780773581128
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Series:
Carleton Library Series ; v.77
Carleton Library Series
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction to the Carleton Library Edition -- Author's Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Investment in the Wheat Economy -- 3. Investment in Transportation -- 4. Urban Building -- 5. Public Investment -- 6. Savings and Capital Flows -- 7. The Volume of Construction, 1896 to 1930 -- 8. Investment in Machinery and Equipment -- 9. Investment in Inventories -- 10. Balance of International Payments, Current Transactions -- 11. Transportation, Housing, and Direct Government Investment -- and Indexes of Building and Real Estate Activity -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
Through capital formation, the changes of the era are analysed: for instance, the boom in the wheat economy, the growth of the railways and the expansion of cities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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