Farming in a Global Economy

Farming in a Global Economy
Author: Frans Schryer
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2006-06-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9047409779

This book describes how Dutch immigrants became commercial farmers in the Canadian province of Ontario. It addresses the broader question of why the Dutch have an international reputation as successful farmers, and the critical implications of such positive stereotyping.

The Intimate Commodity

The Intimate Commodity
Author: Anthony Winson
Publisher: Garamond Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This is the first book to examine power and control within the Canadian food economy, and to blend historical scholarship with new empirical research on the topic.

A Century of Innovation

A Century of Innovation
Author: 3M Company
Publisher: 3m Company
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2002
Genre: 3M Company
ISBN:

A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.

Schools of Thought

Schools of Thought
Author: Rexford Brown
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1993-08-10
Genre: Education
ISBN:

As a result of his visits to classrooms across the nation, Brown has compiled an engaging, thought-provoking collection of classroom vignettes which show the ways in which national, state, and local school politics translate into changed classroom practices. "Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform".--Bill Clinton.

Canada Enters the Nuclear Age

Canada Enters the Nuclear Age
Author: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780773516014

The nuclear energy company has overseen the production of its own history, focusing on programs at its laboratories in Chalk River, Ontario, and Whiteshell, Manitoba between 1943 and 1985. The 16 scientists who wrote the narrative discuss the organization and operations of the laboratories, nuclear safety and radiation protection, radioisotopes, basic research, developing the CANDU reactor, managing the radioactive wastes, business development, and revenue generation. Canadian card order number: C97-900188-9. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR