00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.829685 CaOODSP 20221107145341 cr ||||||||||| 161228s1994 oncbd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Z1-1991/1-41-83E-PDF Resource rents from Aboriginal lands in Canada [electronic resource] / Hugh M. Grant. Rev. [Ottawa] : Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, [1994] 102 p. : ill., maps Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada. Cover title. "A report prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples; Revised, October 1994." Includes bibliographical references. 1. Introduction -- 2. The concept and measurement of economic rent -- 3. Hydro-electricity generation and the Cree and Metis of Cedar Lake, Manitoba -- 4. Militarization and the Innu of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula -- 5. Oil and gas development and the Cree of Hobbema, Alberta -- 6. Resource rents and self-sufficient Aboriginal economies in Saskatchewan -- 7. Resource rents and Aboriginal self-determination. “The concept of economic rent has assumed a central role in discussions of aboriginal rights in Canada. Large-scale resource development have generated significant economic benefits, but also enormous social and environmental costs. Economic rent is defined as the net social benefit accruing from the exploitation of natural resources and, therefore, the potential income accruing to the owner of the land. The distribution of rents between private firms, governments and Aboriginal peoples, however, has been highly unequal. In particular, Aboriginal people have shared few of the benefits and borne an inordinate share of the costs"--Intro., p. 1. gccst Commissions of inquiry gccst Aboriginal peoples gccst Resource development Grant, Hugh M. K. (Hugh Murray Kenneth), 1956- Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. University of Winnipeg. Dept. of Economics. PDF 2.91 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1991-1-41-83-eng.pdf