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“A path-breaking book that will stimulate research into other resource-dependent regions, in Canada and elsewhere. It comprehensively presents not only the challenges confronted by northern regions in the face of contemporary globalization but also the historical context in which these regional-global encounters are taking place.”
– Stephen McBride, Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization, McMaster University
“Canada’s heavy reliance on resource development makes this book essential reading for anyone interested in a highly informed and insightful analysis of the consequences of resource-led export strategies and what they mean for the future of resource communities in both BC and Canada.”
– Marjorie Griffin Cohen, economist and professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
“This examination of the ‘new’ globalization’s impact on northern British Columbia will help people with a range of interests and concerns better understand what is happening in the north of the province.”
– Chris Southcott, professor of sociology, Lakehead University
“Frontier economies are the storm centres of the modern global economy, subject to intense resource booms, chronic price instability, and the high costs of short-termism…this book sets out to answer the question, is there a better path for development? The volume makes a valuable and original interdisciplinary contribution to a domain we are struggling to know more about, particularly the pivotal role of First Nations, the strategies of governments, the complexity of market dynamics, the critical role of communities, and the emergence of new actors. This book is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise gloomy global era.”
– Daniel Drache, author of Defiant Publics: The Unprecedented Reach of the Global Citizen
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