By the time of Confederation Ontario’s economic lead over Quebec had been well established. John McCallum shows that the origins of this lead had little to do with the conservatism of the habitants and the church in Quebec, little to do with any anti-industrial bias of the Montreal merchants,...

The Pacific Food System Outlook represents the first regionwide coordinated effort to provide the outlook for the Pacific food system. The food system includes not just production agriculture, but also the whole complex of economic relationships and linkages that tie the region's food consumers...

The problem of environmental degradation in the ASEAN region cannot be underestimated. This book examines some of the common environmental issues faced by countries in the region. It provides a brief overview of some major environmental problems such as overfishing, tropical deforestation, and...