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UNINA9910790437903321 |
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Autore |
Buckley Kenneth A. H |
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Titolo |
Capital formation in Canada, 1896-1930 / / Kenneth Buckley ; with an introduction by M.C. Urquhart |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Toronto : , : McClelland and Stewart, , 1974 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-53047-3 |
9786613842923 |
0-7735-8112-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages) : illustrations, charts |
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Collana |
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Carleton library ; ; no. 77 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Saving and investment - Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.), London School of Economics and Political Science, 1950. Cf. Introd. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Investment in the Wheat Economy -- Investment in Transportation -- Urban Building -- Public Investment -- Savings and Capital Flows -- The Volume of Construction, 1896 to 1930 -- Investment in Machinery and Equipment -- Investment in Inventories -- Balance of International Payments, Current Transactions -- Transportation, Housing, and Direct Government Investment and Indexes of Building and Real Estate Activity -- Appendix. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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