[경제원론]Canadian economic history
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I. IntroductionII. The Economic Necessity for the Canals
III. Difficulties in Construction
IV. The Economic Implications
V. Conclusion
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Canal Building In Upper Canada Prior To 1850I. Introduction
While most civilizations are founded on histories of conquests, political upheavals, and military conflicts, Canada has been shaped by its geography more than anything else. As a result, frameworks for economic analyses which thrived elsewhere in the West, such as the Marxist philosophy and the monetarist school, have failed to address the specific peculiarities of Canadian economic history. What has instead remained predominant is the focus on economic geography, particularly the Staples Thesis. This school of thought revolved around an analysis of a country’s natural resources as a function of its history.
In the beginning, Canada had already maintained a highly-active trade network where goods such as furs, tools, decorative items, timber, and other commodities were transported throughout the area’s river and lake systems mostly by canoe. Eventually, two significant canal systems were created to address the varying needs of the settlers of Canada. These were the Rideau and the Welland Canals. “The Rideau Canal, a Canadian National Historic Site, a designated Canadian Heritage River and a nominated
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