Emergence, transition, and continuity: Resource commodity production pathways in northeastern British Columbia, Canada

摘要: The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the processes emergence, transition, and continuity in global economic geography for one rural, relatively remote, region northeastern British Columbia (BC), Canada. Guided by a theoretical framework comprised staples theory, evolutionary geography, institutionalism, we back on path resource sector identify recent trends that are fundamentally reshaping province. Many these changes similar, albeit guided new technical managerial processes, historical patterns exploitation defined provincial Canadian economy. Issues dependence, vulnerability, truncated regional development would resonate with readers 1970s. Other issues, like geographic orientation capital scale rapidity fluctuations bring challenges local actors seeking mitigate impacts retain greater share benefits from developments. reflective synergy between seen case study also noted as institutionalism not only link another but help inform some ideas at core theory. contributes an international discourse document compare cases associated rural economies emerging out rapid far-reaching transformations