Argentina, Australia and Canada: Studies in Comparative Development 1870–1965

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-17
Staples, Super-Staples and the Limits of Staple Theory: the Experiences of Argentina, Australia and Canada Compared....Pages 19-36
Rents, Quasi-Rents, Normal Profits and Growth: Argentina and the Areas of Recent Settlement....Pages 37-52
Land Tenure and Land Settlement: Policy and Patterns in the Canadian Prairies and the Argentine Pampas,1880–1930....Pages 53-75
The Social Origins of Industrial Growth: Canada, Argentina and Australia, 1870–1930....Pages 76-94
Argentina, Australia and Brazil Before 1929....Pages 95-109
‘Who Are We?’: the Search for a National Identity in Argentina, Australia and Canada, 1870–1950....Pages 110-122
The Fiscal Motive for Monetary and Banking Legislation in Argentina, Australia and Canada Before 1914....Pages 123-138
The Financing of City Expansion: Buenos Aires and Montreal Compared, 1880–1914....Pages 139-148
Some Notes on the Industrial Development of Argentina and Canada in the 1920s....Pages 149-160
Public Finance and the Economy in Argentina, Australia and Canada During the Depression of the 1930s....Pages 161-178
Economic Fluctuations in Argentina, Australia and Canada During the Depression of the 1930s....Pages 179-193
Marketing Boards in the White Dominions, with Special Reference to Australia and Canada....Pages 194-206
The State and the Provision of Electricity in Canada and Australia, 1880–1965....Pages 207-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-237