SOSC 1340 Chapter Notes -Main Source
14 Dec 2014
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Reading(s): howlett et al. (1999) staples political economy. The staple trade dates a long way back in the history of canada. It played a major role in the growth of the canadian economy. Throughout time, different theorists perceived the way they viewed this staple trade and how it affected canada and the global economy. Prior to the second world war, canada was dependant on staple trade to fuel its economy. Canada had a lot of natural resources, especially lumber that they exported to different countries around the globe. Staple good are raw materials that can usually be extracted from the earth. They require little to no technology which why. Canada stuck with this method as its main source of capital. Since canada was reliant on these exports, staples theorists viewed the canadian political economy as having been distinctly shaped by the exports of staple goods such as fish, fur, lumber, minerals and wheat.
