Profiting The Crown

by Bellamy, Matthew J.

• ISBN13: 9780773528154
• ISBN10: 0773528156
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-04
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

"During 1943-45, the Polymer Corporation produced the rubber necessary to keep Canada in the war. Later, as the cornerstone of Canada's "chemical valley" in Sarnia, Ontario, Polymer exported its products all over the world, generating remarkable profits for the Crown and becoming the earliest example of Canadian state capitalism. Profiting the Crown shows how Polymer dexterously achieved a duality of function as a successful public and economic enterprise." "Matthew Bellamy tells the compelling story of Polymer's wartime creation, including C. D. Howe's crucial role in its founding, the company's post-war development, and its ultimate denationalization."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Matthew J. Bellamy is lecturer in economics and history at Carleton University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	xv
1 Poor by Nature: Rubber, Industry, and the Seeds of Polymer Science to 1939	3	(20)
2 "Almost a Miracle": The Birth of the Canadian Synthetic Rubber Industry - from Experimental Dream to Industrial Reality, 1942-1945	23	(34)
3 For the Country at War and the Country at Peace, 1945-1951	57	(30)
4 The Prosperous Years, 1951-1957: Chemistry, Consumers, and the Great God - Car	87	(32)
5 Worldly Wise: Growth and Multinationalization, 1958-1966	119	(28)
6 Decade of Discord: Diversification and Denationalization, 1967-1977	147	(36)
7 Back to Basics, 1978-1990	183	(30)
Conclusion: Poor by Nature, Rich by Policy - State Intervention and Polymer Corporation Ltd	213	(12)
APPENDICES
1 Financial Statistics for Polymer Corporation	225	(4)
2 Polymer's Senior Personnel	229	(8)
Glossary of Technical Terms	237	(2)
Notes	239	(36)
Bibliography	275	(20)
Index	295