Housing Canadians : essays on the history of residential construction in Canada / by John T. Saywell.: EC22-3/1975-24E-PDF
"In Housing Canadians we have attempted to bring together the best statistical material for the nation as a whole, as well as develop some new data for specific cities. We have also attempted to examine the process of housing construction from such descriptive historical literature as remains, particularly for Canada's four major urban centres. Some effort also has been made to describe sources of finance from the days when financial intermediaries were relatively unimportant until the present when they and the state areresponsible for over 80 per cent of housing finance. Finally the development of housing policy has been traced since governments first became concerned before the first war"--Summary, p. iv.
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| Department/Agency | Economic Council of Canada. |
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| Title | Housing Canadians : essays on the history of residential construction in Canada / by John T. Saywell. |
| Variant title | Essays on the history of residential construction in Canada |
| Series title | Discussion paper ; no. 24 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "February 1975." Digitized edition from print [produced by the Publishing and Depository Services Directorate]. Includes bibliographic references. Includes summary in French. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Economic Council of Canada, 1975. |
| Author / Contributor | Saywell, John,1929- |
| Description | vii, 216 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Housing Construction industry Historical research Statistics |
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