The Canadian Wheat Board, Socio-economic Vulnerability and the Neo-liberal State

Published: Feb 26, 2015
Abstract
English Abstract: The Canadian Prairies is one of the world's largest breadbaskets. But its location in the centre of the country, far from world markets, increases farmers' vulnerability to the middle-men who ship, handle and market their grain. To protect them, the federal government set up the Canadian Wheat Board in 1935 and gave it monopoly marketing powers in 1943. However, these monopoly powers came increasingly under attack as a...
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Title
The Canadian Wheat Board, Socio-economic Vulnerability and the Neo-liberal State
Published Date
Feb 26, 2015
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