Table of contents : Cover Title Copyright Note on the Author Contents Introduction to the Carleton Library Edition Foreword to the original Edition Chapter 1: The Economic Circumstances of Confederation I. Fundamental Considerations II. The Physical Conditions III. The World Circumstances IV. The British North American Colonies Chapter 2: Basic National Decisions I. The Position of 1867-1873 II. Prairie Settlement III. All-Canadian Transportation IV. Anticipations V. Industrialization by Protective Tariffs Chapter 3: A Change in Circumstances Chapter 4: The Economy of Expansion, 1895-1920 I. The Magnitude and Basis of Expansion II. The Expansion of the Export Industries III. Regional Investment IV. Interdependence and Repercussions V. The Growth of Metropolitan Centres VI. The Influence of the War VII. National Transportation Policy VIII. National Tariff Policy IX. Some Points of Strength and Weakness Chapter 5: Apparent Readjustment and Renewed Expansion, 1920-1929 I. The Crisis of 1920 and the Subsequent Depression II. Apparent Readjustment by 1925 III. The Expansion, 1925-1929 IV. Industrial and Occupational Shifts V. The Maritime Provinces VI. The Prairie Provinces VII. British Columbia VIII. Central Canada IX. The Growth of Metropolitan Areas X. Tariff Policy XI. Transportation Policy XII. Recapitulation Chapter 6: The Course of Depression and Recovery, 1929-1938 I. The World Depression and Recovery II. Depression and Recovery in Canada Chapter 7: Regional Effects on Dominion Policies A. Tariff Policy I. Review of Tariff Policy II. The Economic Nature of Tariff Effects and "Burdens" III. Calculation of Tariff "Burdens" IV. Some Regional Long-run Effects V. The Impact Effects of Tariff Changes B. Transportation Policy I. Development Policy II. Rate Policy C. Monetary Policy Chapter 8: The Economic Outlook and Dominion-Provincial Relations I. Variability of Export Income II. Less Rapid Rate of Growth III. Heavy National Overhead Costs Notes Index