Canadian Capitalism

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how Harold Innis referred to the Canadian economy as shaping cultural traits in a mutual relationship. It explains that, by tracing how the early settlement and development of Canada revolved around a limited number of raw materials, Innis saw implications for the future of a country that was much arranged around the fur trade, lumber, and a few other commodities. The paper argues how these patterns seem true with regard to a Canadian economy that still revolves around raw materials as opposed to industrial or technological development.

Outline:
Introduction
More on Economy and Mentality
The Anti-Industrial Revolution and Results
Reflections
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Globalization and its myth of capitalist uniformity is defied by various Canadians who indicate a non-American, different history that instilled a spirit of conservatism, low-risk development, varying business acumen and varying interest in the production of new wealth. One sees the impacts of history and culture on business attitudes and behaviours of the present to show that history is important towards assessing contemporary phenomena. In addition to matters of history have been those owing to spatial geography and climate in a country that can seem much geared to ordinary survival as opposed to forward thinking change. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Innis, H.A. (1999). "Conclusion." The Fur Trade in Canada - an Introduction to Canadian Economic History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 383-402.
• Muller, J.Z. The Mind and the Market - Capitalism in Western Thought, 3-19.
• Rand, Ayn. (1971). The New Left - the Anti-Industrial Revolution. New York: Signet.
• Richards, J. Et Al. (1991). Social Democracy without Illusions - Renewal of the Canadian Left. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.
• Seabrook, J. (1991). The Myth of the Market - Promises and Illusions. Montreal: Black Rose Books, 9-17.

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