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Pulp fictions : the CCF government and the promise of a pulp industry in Saskatchewan, 1944-1964

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dc.contributor.advisorFairbairn, Bretten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWaiser, William A.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSmith-Norris, Marthaen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHandy, Jimen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFulton, Murray E.en_US
dc.creatorNovosel, Tom Goranen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-08T10:03:57Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T04:36:47Z
dc.date.available2007-06-11T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T04:36:47Z
dc.date.created2007-06en_US
dc.date.issued2007-06-11en_US
dc.date.submittedJune 2007en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis brings together for the first time, in an organised account, Saskatchewan’s search for a pulp industry. This thesis will show that, in a fundamental tension between goals of fiscal prudence and of economic growth, fiscal prudence won out again and again, to the point that the CCF governments could be characterised as risk-averse where pulp production was concerned. The cautious approach is in contradiction both to the activist reputation of the CCF governments and to their aggressive development of other resources, notably mining. Pulp offers an example of the contradictions that plagued the CCF governments and their policies for the north, contradictions that included disagreements between moderates and radicals over the roles of public and multinational enterprise, colonial attitudes towards the north, and risk aversion despite bold rhetoric and announcements.The methodology used in this thesis has generally maintained an economic policy and political discourse, and incorporates mostly a “top-down” governmental approach. The personal papers of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow Lloyd provided CCF government correspondence and departmental memos that included premiers, ministers, deputy ministers, and departmental directors involved with the Department of Natural Resources, the Timber Board, the Industrial Development Office, and the Economic Advisory and Planning Board, and with pulp company officials. Furthermore, pulp reports, surveys, and studies helped contextualise all of the interrelated correspondences. To supplement government discourse I utilised the Prince Albert Daily Herald to gain an understanding of what issues the public was debating and found to be most important.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06082007-100357en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectcomparative costsen_US
dc.subjectprofitsen_US
dc.subjecttimberen_US
dc.subjectfreight ratesen_US
dc.subjectbond guaranteesen_US
dc.subjectcapitalen_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectregulationen_US
dc.subjectdepletionen_US
dc.subjectcrown corporationsen_US
dc.subjectsocialismen_US
dc.subjectinvestmenten_US
dc.subjectmonopolyen_US
dc.subjectincentivesen_US
dc.subjectconcessionsen_US
dc.subjectassistanceen_US
dc.subjectmarket accessen_US
dc.subjectRoss Thatcheren_US
dc.subjectClarence Finesen_US
dc.subjectMike Kalmakoffen_US
dc.subjectDon Blacken_US
dc.subjectdependenten_US
dc.subjectdiversificationen_US
dc.subjectprovincial treasuryen_US
dc.subjectvulnerabilityen_US
dc.subjectforestryen_US
dc.subjectJoe Phelpsen_US
dc.subjectboom-bust cyclesen_US
dc.titlePulp fictions : the CCF government and the promise of a pulp industry in Saskatchewan, 1944-1964en_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US

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