Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

For nearly a century the financial world has been accustomed to experiencing wide and frequent fluctuations in the bank rate. However, since 1932, when the Bank of England's discount rate was pegged at 2 per cent. - at which figure it was maintained for seven years - low and stable rates have became accepted phenomena throughout the world. The old flexibility of the bank rate, which for generations in England was the traditional policy of the Bank, is gone, to be supplanted by a rigid and inflexible figure, drastically imposed. This thesis will attempt an investigation into the reasons for and results: of this change in policy. / Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The dynamic occupational structure of the Dominion of Canada is fraught with continual struggle between the inherent constancy of long-run trends and the fluid complexities of our ever-changing population and technology. The intertwining inseparability of these complications continuously stimulates interest and increasingly arouses the desire for deeper investigation. Herein, I have differentiated for detailed deliberation and integrated for final consummation, the economic structure of Canada occupationally. For the reader's convenience in locating them, all tables and charts in this thesis have been denoted by prefacing the number of the respective table or chart within each chapter, by the Roman number of t hat chapter; for example, table IX-3 is the third table in, and primarily concerned with, chapter nine. It is thus unnecessary, when such are referred to outside their "home" chapter, to footnote chapter location. Some schools of thought may object that I have quoted too much or too copiously, and others that I have substantiated my statements by (1) a direct quotation is used when a concept is much better set forth by another author than I could possibly render it; (2) where another writer has covered a concept roughly similar to that which I wish to convey, I have either paraphrased or summarized his idea and acknowledged same by a "of." footnote; but (3) wherever possible, and constituting the majority of this thesis, everything written is entirely original. Literary acknowledgements have been indicated in the bibliography by an asterisk. Atop this list I would place Mr. Whitworth's Canadian Census Occupational Data, and Mr. Hurd's Contemporary Demographic Movements. The relative value of other volumes and works in the research, preparation, and writing of this thesis varies roughly in proportion with the frequency of their appearance as reference footnotes. It is a privilege to express my appreciation to those who have assisted me in the conception, preparation, and presentation of this thesis. My thanks to Mr. Hurd for his encouragement and helpful judgement. Miss Robinson has tirelessly assisted me in solving the infinitude of intricate problems and details, and constructively criticized every statement. I devotedly thank my wife for her continuous help and unceasing reassurance, for her orderly presentation of the prepared charts herein, for her persistence and accuracy typing the entirety of this thesis. I also wish to thank Statisticians A. H, LeNeveu and R. Ziola (Dominion Bureau of Statistics), Dr. George Haythorne (Department of Labour, Occupational Research), Unemployment Statistics Director Niel L. McKeller (Dominion Bureau of Statistics), Placement Director J. E. Andoff (previously Chief Counsellor, Occupational Information, Department of Veterans Affairs), Librarians M. Meikleham and I. M. Chamberlain, for advice and assistance along the way. / Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

In the past, several writers have expressed, with a great deal of undue pessimism, their ideas on "Technological Unemployment"; too many believe that eventually the world will evolve into a system of robots. The specific aspect of "Technological Unemployment", dealt with in this thesis, is that found in connection with Canadian agriculture. An attempt has been made to study the effects of the introduction of machinery, first, on the economy as a whole, and then on agriculture in the provinces of Canada and to demonstrate that the evils of the machine have largely been over-emphasized. I would like to thank Professor H. Michell for his valuable suggestions and constructive criticisms. / Bachelor of Arts (BA)

I would, at the outset, like to explain some of the peculiarities of this subject. In the first place, it is very broad and touches too many phases of modern life for theory to come to any other conclusion than to tangle itself hopelessly with ethics, religion, sociology, and economics. Secondly, since it deals with man, it therefore becomes directly associated with man's variability, which of course changes the character of the study from definite to indefinite. Finally, it is only too true that a critical judgement may arise from one source--individual practical experiments. And so I leave you with, a conflict of theories, too few industrial cases, and too indefinite a conclusion. I must add that these and other deficiencies would be exceedingly more numerous if it had not been for the patience and guidance of my teachers, Professor H. Michell, Professor K. W. Taylor, and Professor W. B. Hord. To these I feel a deep obligation, as I do to Mr. F. A. Sherman, and Mr. F. A. Looseley who have so kindly assisted me in the research work done at the Dominion Foundries and Steel Company. / Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)