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Murray Fulton

Professor, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Associate Member, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics
Fellow in Agricultural Co-operation
University of Saskatchewan
101 Diefenbaker Place
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 5B8

Phone: (306) 966-8507
Fax: (306) 966-1967
email: murray.fulton@usask.ca
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Murray Fulton CV 2011

Designations

  • PhD, University of California, Berkeley
  • BA, Oxford University
  • MSc, Texas A&M University
  • BSA, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Fulton graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1977 with a B.S.A. in agricultural economics, receiving the Governor General’s Gold Medal. After completing his M.Sc. in agricultural economics at Texas A&M in 1978, Dr. Fulton attended Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. Upon receiving his B.A. from Oxford in 1980, he returned to Saskatoon and joined Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation as Director, Market Research. In 1982, he returned to university to begin his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Fulton graduated from Berkeley in 1985, at which time he joined the University of Saskatchewan.

Dr. Fulton’s research and teaching interests are focused in a number of areas, including industrial organization, agricultural industry analysis, co-operative theory, and community development. He is the co-author of a number of books and reports, including Canadian Agricultural Policy and Prairie Agriculture, The Changing Role of Rural Communities in an Urbanizing World, Co-operatives and Community Development, Climate for Co-operative Community Development, Economic Impact Analysis of the Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan, and Co-operatives and Canadian Society. Dr. Fulton has also written numerous articles and papers on industrial organization, co-operatives and agricultural policy. He has worked on research projects for the Economic Council of Canada and has served as the consultant to the Saskatchewan government and the Federal/Provincial Task Force on the Role of Co-operatives and Government in Community Development. Dr. Fulton is a past member of Saskatoon Credit Union’s board of directors.

Publications by Murray Fulton with the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives are:
  • Cognitive Processes and Co-operative Business Strategy. Murray Fulton and Julie Gibbings (22 p.), 2006.
  • Farmers’ Association Training Materials (part of the China-Canada Agriculture Development Program prepared for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency). Roger Herman and Murray Fulton (134 p.), 2006.
  • International Seminar on Legislation for Farmer Co-operatives in China: A Canadian Perspective. Daniel Ish, Bill Turner, and Murray Fulton (22 p.), 2006.
  • Co-operatives and Farmers in the New Agriculture. Murray Fulton and Kim Sanderson (60 p., Occasional Paper), 2003.
  • An Economic Impact Analysis of the Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan: Update 1998. Roger Herman and Murray Fulton (864 p.), 2001.
  • New Generation Co-operative Development in Canada. Murray Fulton (30 p.), 2001.
  • The CUMA Farm Machinery Co-operatives. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (46 p.), 2000.
  • Farm Machinery Co-operatives: An Idea Worth Sharing. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (48 p.), 2000.
  • Farm Machinery Co-operatives in Saskatchewan and Quebec. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (42 p.), 2000.
  • Interdisciplinarity and the Transformation of the University. Brett Fairbairn and Murray Fulton (48 p.), 2000.
  • Response and Adaptation: Canadian Agricultural Co-operatives in the 21st Century. Murray Fulton and Julie Gibbings (91 p.), 2000.
  • Networking for Success: Strategic Alliances in the New Agriculture. Mona Holmlund and Murray Fulton (48 p.), 1999.
  • The Social and Economic Importance of the Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan. Lou Hammond Ketilson, Michael Gertler, Murray Fulton, Roy Dobson, and Leslie Polsom (244 p.), 1998.
  • Working Together: The Role of External Agents in the Development of Agriculture-Based Industries. Andrea Harris, Murray Fulton, Brenda Stefanson, and Don Lysyshyn (184 p.), 1998.
  • A Discussion Paper on Canadian Wheat Board Governance. Murray Fulton (16 p.), 1997.
  • New Generation Co-operatives: Responding to Changes in Agriculture. Brenda Stefanson and Murray Fulton (16 p), 1997.
  • Comparative Financial Performance Analysis of Canadian Co-operatives, Investor-Owned Firms, and Industry Norms. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (152 p., Occasional Paper), 1996.
  • New Generation Co-operatives: Rebuilding Rural Economies. Brenda Stefanson, Murray Fulton, and Andrea Harris (24 p.), 1995.
  • The Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan: A Statistical Overview. Louise Simbandumwe, Murray Fulton, and Lou Hammond Ketilson (54 p., Occasional Paper), 1991.
  • Patronage Allocation, Growth, and Member Well-Being in Co-operatives. Jeff Corman and Murray Fulton (48 p., Occasional Paper), 1989.
  • Co-operative Organizations in Western Canada. Murray Fulton (40 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
  • Farm Interest Groups and Canadian Agricultural Policy. Barry Wilson, David Laycock, and Murray Fulton (42 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
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