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Description
This book illuminates the major economic and political factors that have led to the development of a particular pattern of trade in forest products, and it examines and compares the legal structures within which this trade takes place.
Standard economic and political methods of analysis are used to study the history of this trade, including such recent developments as the Free Trade Agreement. Several of the chapters focus on two recent trade disputes involving Canadian exports of shakes and shingles and of softwood lumber to the United States. These disputes are instructive for understanding not only the politics of trade but also important economic issues such as the measurement and impact of timber subsidies. In addition, the authors consider the factors affecting foreign market share, and the burden of tariffs and export taxes.
Contributor Notes
Russell S. Uhler is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of British Columbia.
Editorial Review
A useful and timely book that sheds light on some of the fundamental issues affecting trade between Canada and the United States, both now and in the future ... should be a 'must' for those who need to understand trade and trade relations ... All in all an excellent book.
— Forestry on the Hill
