© 2010 BOB BARNETSON

Published by AU Press, Athabasca University

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Barnetson, Bob, 1970 –

The political economy of workplace injury in Canada / Bob Barnetson.

(Labour across borders series, ISSN 1922-3552)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also issued in electronic format (978-1-926836-01-0).

ISBN 978-1-926836-00-3

1. Industrial safety – Economic aspects – Canada.

2. Industrial hygiene – Economic aspects – Canada.

3. Industrial accidents – Canada – Costs.

4. Occupational diseases – Canada – Costs.

5. Workers’ compensation – Canada.

I. Title.

II. Series: Labour across borders series

HD7658.B37 2010 363.110971 C2010-903243-8

Cover and book design by Natalie Olsen, kisscutdesign.com.

Printed and bound in Canada by Marquis Book Printing.

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A volume in the Labour across borders series:

ISSN 1922-3522 (Print)

ISSN 1922-3560 (Online)