Writing Off the Rural West

Contents I: Globalization, Government and Agriculture 1. Post-Crow Farming in Manitoba: An Analysis of the Wheat and Hog Sectors Doug Ramsey and John C. Everitt 2. Corporate Hog Farming: The View from the Family Farm Darrin Qualman 3. Bad to the Bone: The Social Costs of Beef-Packing's Move to Rural Alberta Michael Broadway 4. Global Investment and Local Politics: The Case of Lethbridge William Ramp and Mustafa Koc 5. De-prioritizing Agriculture: Lessons from New Brunswick Susan Machum 6. Globalization, Neo-Liberalism, and Rural Decline: Australia and Canada Geoffrey Lawrence, Murray Knuttila, and Ian Gray II: Resource Towns and Recreation 1. Northland: The Past, Present, and Future of Northern British Columbia in an Age of Globalization Ken Coates 2. Blind Spots in the Rearview Mirrors: Livelihood and the Cheviot Debate Ian Urquhart 3. Nature as Playground: Recreation and Gentrification in the Mountain West Dave Whitson 4. The Disappearance of the Open West: Individualism in the Midst of Agricultural Restructuring Lorelei Hanson 5. The Politics of Development on the Sunshine Coast Bruce Milne III: Defending Real Rural Communities 1. Uneasy Neighbours: White-Aboriginal Relations and Agricultural Decline Murray Mandryk 2. Overcoming Cultural and Spiritual Obstacles to Rural Revitalization Cameron Harder 3. Work, Knowledge, and the Direction of Farm Life Bob Stirling 4. A Good Place to Grow Old? Rural Communities and Support to Seniors Norah Keating, Janice Keefe and Bonnie Dobbs 5. The Rancher and the Regulators: Public Challenges to Sour-Gas Industry Regulation in Alberta, 1970-1994 Arn Keeling 6. The Political De-skilling of Rural Communities Roger Epp Afterword: Rewriting the Rural West Nettie Wieb