The impact of suburban shopping development : the West Royalty controversy

Audio file
Contributors
Creator: Bond, Gordon
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digitized
2023
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:27:37
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction

01:00 Bond begins speaking; note on legal developments pertinent to the West Royalty mall with regards to the lecture

03:30 Discussion of controversy around West Royalty mall's development, public perception

05:00 Discussion of business matters relevant to the West Royalty mall

06:30 Comparison of the West Royalty mall to fast food chains with regards to consumer access

09:00 Comparison of the West Royalty mall to major chocolate companies

10:00 Discussion of market projections relevant to the West Royalty mall

12:00 Discussion of real estate concerns with regards to various businesses

13:30 Discussion of the process of development

16:00 Discussion of economic merits of developing the West Royalty mall

17:30 Discussion of economic growth of PEI in the 1970's; future growth of PEI's economy

19:00 Discussion of the fish processing industry

20:00 Discussion of potential growth for specialty industries

21:30 Discussion of the growth of the tourism industry

23:00 Discussion of the retail industry

25:00 Discussion of economic changes possible during the 1980's

28:00 Discussion of government involvement in economic growth

31:00 Discussion of PEI in relation to international markets

33:00 Discussion of public involvement in the public shaping economic policy; question period

34:00 Comment regarding GDP per capita growth in relation to transfer payments from the federal government; further comment on net income growth

39:00 Comment on the distribution of income in PEI

42:00 Comment on female participation in the labour force

44:00 Question regarding hypothetical development of Victoria Park; point that development for purely economic purposes is shortsighted

47:00 Bond's answer to the above comments and question

54:00 Discussion of the free enterprise system

01:00:00 Comments regarding perceived issues in the Canadian economy; economic disparity in PEI and Canada

01:10:00 Discussion of various economic sectors in the Canadian economy

01:14:00 Discussion of potential courses for the Canadian economy over the course of the 1980's

01:18:00 Discussion of ways to ameliorate the weaknesses in PEI's economy

01:23:00 Discussion of the oil industry in relation to PEI

01:26:00 End of seminar