International Trade Relations and Regional Industrial Adjustment: The Implications of the 1982–86 Canadian-US Softwood Lumber Dispute for British Columbia
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International Trade Relations and Regional Industrial Adjustment: The Implications of the 1982–86 Canadian-US Softwood Lumber Dispute for British Columbia
To contribute towards a better understanding of the evolving relationships between
international trade relations and regional industrial adjustment the author examines the
implications of the Canada-US softwood lumber dispute that occurred during the 1980s for
the softwood lumber industry of British Columbia. Conceptually, these implications are
discussed within a progressively more focused series of trade-relations contexts based on
principles of political economy and which are represented by the concepts of complex
interdependence, continentalism, and bargaining. Empirically, it is found that the dispute
led to an unanticipated and undesirable outcome for the lumber industry of British
Columbia. Paradoxically, the dispute provides further encouragement for the lumber
industry to diversify its operations, a trend which can be considered beneficial.
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