Misplaced generosity extraordinary profits in Alberta's oil and gas industry
Record details
- ISBN: 9781894949293 (print)
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Physical Description:
1 electronic text (iv, 44 p.) : charts, digital file.
remote
Computer data.
electronic resource - Publisher: Edmonton, Alta. : Parkland Institute, 2010
Content descriptions
General Note: | "November 2010." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Acknowledgements -- About the author -- About the Parkland Institute -- Executive summary -- Conventional oil and gas -- The tar sands -- Introduction -- The 'Great Recession' -- Owners deserve answers -- An overview of rent and profit measures -- Data sources -- Rent calculations -- Taxes -- Further details on methodology -- Part 1. Traditional oil and gas -- A decade of excess profits: accounting from the owners' perspective -- Albertans' share dwindles -- How Alberta stacks up -- Profits double and double again -- Industry cries poor -- False claims and the competitiveness review -- Higher costs? -- Has investment been fleeing? -- Creating jobs? -- Politicking and influence -- Part 2 -- The tar sands -- Little known facts -- The tar sands' publicly funded roots -- Writing its own rules -- Lining up to lose money? Free oil and the true scale of tar sands profits -- Environmental costs denied -- Conclusion and recommendations. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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