David Whitson

Dave Whitson is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alberta. His research interests for much of his career focused on sports and leisure, and he is co-author of Hockey Night in Canada: Sports, Identities, and Cultural Politics.

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Writing Off the Rural West: Globalization, Governments and the Transformation of Rural Life

research | Sep 01, 2001

Some of the most intense effects of globalization can be seen in rural communities. Despite a booming world economy, rural communities-and the people who work in natural-resource industries like farming, forestry, mining or fishing-have been hard hit by recent international trade agreements. This collection looks at changing rural life, across the country and around the globe.

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