Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry / / A.E. Safarian.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Safarian, A.E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (390 p.)

Foreign ownership is an ongoing national policy issue for Canadians, and a matter of utmost concern in the public mind. Recently, the issue has been hotly debated in sectors as diverse as telecommunications, mining, technology, retail, steel, and aerospace.Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry, A.E. Safarian's classic investigation into the behaviour of branch-plant firms in Canada, has proven an enduring and important analysis of this national policy problem and is now back in print. This third edition of Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry features a new preface contextualizing Safarian's influential work against contemporary economic issues and policies. As the question of foreign takeovers becomes increasingly critical not only in Canada but in other countries as well, Safarian emphasizes the continuity of concerns over who owns a country's industries.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Statistical Background to the Study -- 3. The Managers and Their Powers -- 4. The Exports of Subsidiary Companies -- 5. The Imports of Subsidiary Companies -- 6. The Transfer of Knowledge -- 7. Comparative Costs of Production -- 8. The Pattern of Ownership and Finance -- 9. Nationality of Ownership and Performance of the Firm -- 10. Concluding Comments -- Appendix A: Additional Tables by Country of Control -- Appendix B: Questionnaires aid Covering tellers -- Bibliography -- Index