'Too young to retire, too bloody old to work': Forest industry restructuring and community response in Port Alberni, British Columbia

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 781-787

  Barnes, Trevor J ^a   Hayter, Roger ^a   Hay, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

British Columbia; Fordism; Forest economy; Industrial restructuring; Local economic development; Post Fordism; Single industry towns

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; RURAL ECONOMY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PORT ALBERNI;

EID: 0033430310     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75781-5     Document Type: Article

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