The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada

The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada
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Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822003713765
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Synopsis The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada by : Michael M. Atkinson

The late twentieth century has seen profound changes in the character of the international economic order. According to the authors of this study, Canada has failed to come to terms with those changes. Our industrial policy is diffuse, ad hoc, and sectoral. Michael Atkinson and William Coleman argue that in order to analyse Canada’s industrial policy effectively, particular attention must be given to industry organization, state structures, and systems of interest intermediation at the sectoral level. To make such an analysis they introduce the concept of policy network, and apply it to three types of industrial sectors: the research-intensive sectors of telecommunications manufacturing and pharmaceuticals; the rapidly changing sectors of petrochemicals and meat processing; and the contracting and troubled sectors of textiles, clothing, and dairy processing. Through the lens of these sectors Coleman and Atkinson shed considerable light on the intersection of political considerations and policy development, and offer a new base on which to move forward in planning for economic growth.

The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada

The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9781442655133
ISBN-13 : 1442655135
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada by : Michael M. Atkinson

The late twentieth century has seen profound changes in the character of the international economic order. According to the authors of this study, Canada has failed to come to terms with those changes. Our industrial policy is diffuse, ad hoc, and sectoral. Michael Atkinson and William Coleman argue that in order to analyse Canada’s industrial policy effectively, particular attention must be given to industry organization, state structures, and systems of interest intermediation at the sectoral level. To make such an analysis they introduce the concept of policy network, and apply it to three types of industrial sectors: the research-intensive sectors of telecommunications manufacturing and pharmaceuticals; the rapidly changing sectors of petrochemicals and meat processing; and the contracting and troubled sectors of textiles, clothing, and dairy processing. Through the lens of these sectors Coleman and Atkinson shed considerable light on the intersection of political considerations and policy development, and offer a new base on which to move forward in planning for economic growth.

Doing Business 2020

Doing Business 2020
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781464814419
ISBN-13 : 1464814414
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Doing Business 2020 by : World Bank

Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.

Understanding Canada

Understanding Canada
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 0773515038
ISBN-13 : 9780773515031
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Understanding Canada by : Wallace Clement

As corporations are restructured, governments cut back, and the international economy transformed, there is an increasing need to understand the economic and political forces involved, evaluate their implications, and develop strategies to modify them to meet society's interests. In light of the current situation, the study of political economy is more relevant than ever. Understanding Canada examines a variety of topics from viewpoints ranging from the established to the interdisciplinary. Issues such as gender, Native peoples, race, ethnicity and migration, globalization, foreign policy, the welfare state, regulation, communications, popular culture, and space and the environment are examined, as are the more traditional subjects of economic growth, resources and The new Canadian political economy has emerged from its infancy and is now regarded as a respected and innovative field of scholarship. Understanding Canada furthers this tradition by focusing on current issues in an accessible and informative way. Contents Introduction: Whither the New Canadian Political Economy? - Wallace Clement - Economic Growth and Economic Crisis: Canadian Capitalism Through the Ages - Mel Watkins (Toronto) - Resources and Manufacturing in Canada's Political Economy - Wallace Clement and Glen Williams (Carleton) - Labour in the New Canadian Political Economy - Paul Philips (Manitoba) - Gender at Work: Canadian Feminist Political Economy after 1988 - Meg Luxton (York) and Heather Jon Maroney (Carleton) - Understanding What Happened Here: The Political Economy of Indigenous Peoples - Frances Abele (Carleton) - The Political Economy of Race, Ethnicity, and Migration - Daiva Stasiulis (Carleton) - Going Global: The Politics of Canada's Foreign Policy - Mark Neufeld (Trent) and Sandy Whitworth (York) - Re-mapping Canada: The State in the Era of Globalism - Greg Albo (York) and Jane Jenson (Montréal) - The New Political Economy of Regions - Janine Brodie (York) - The Challenges of the Quebec Question: Paradigm and Counter-Paradigm - Daniel Salée (Concordia) and William Coleman (McMaster) - From the Post-War to the Post-Liberal Keynesian Welfare State - Isabella Bakker (York) and Katherine Scott (?) - Displacing the Welfare State - Liora Salter (York) and Rick Salter (?) - Public Discourse and the Structures of Communication - Ted Magder (York) - The (Real) Integrated Circus: Political Economy, Popular Culture, and Major League Sport - David Whitson (Alberta) and Richard Gruneau (affil?) - Contested Terrains: Social Space and the Canadian Environment - Iain Wallace (Carleton) and Rob Shields (Carleton).

Policy Analysis in Canada

Policy Analysis in Canada
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 625
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ISBN-10 : 9780802037879
ISBN-13 : 0802037879
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Policy Analysis in Canada by : Laurent Dobuzinskis

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which the policy analysis movement has been conducted, and to what effect, in Canadian governments and, for the first time, in business associations, labour unions, universities, and other non-governmental organizations.

Industrial Transformation and Challenge in Australia and Canada

Industrial Transformation and Challenge in Australia and Canada
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9780773582385
ISBN-13 : 077358238X
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Industrial Transformation and Challenge in Australia and Canada by : Roger Hayter

Canadian and Australian economic geographers provide a comparative analysis of the economies of the two countries as both nations attempt to redefine their roles in a rapidly changing world.

The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science

The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780774858397
ISBN-13 : 0774858397
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science by : Linda White

Over the past decade, the introspective, insular, and largely atheoretical style that informed Canadian political science for most of the postwar period has given way to a deeper engagement with, and integration into, the global field of comparative politics. This volume is the first sustained attempt to describe, analyze, and assess the "comparative turn" in Canadian political science. Canada's engagement with comparative politics is examined with a focus on three central questions: In what ways, and how successfully, have Canadian scholars contributed to the study of comparative politics? How does study of the Canadian case advance the comparative discipline? Finally, can Canadian practice and policy be reproduced in other countries?

Uncle Sam and Us

Uncle Sam and Us
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 546
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ISBN-10 : 0802085393
ISBN-13 : 9780802085399
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Uncle Sam and Us by : Stephen Clarkson

Analyzing the Mulroney-Chr?tien era's impact on Canadian governance through globalization from without and neoconservatism from within, Clarkson brings together a comprehensive understanding of the current Canadian political climate.

Policy Governance in Multi-level Systems

Policy Governance in Multi-level Systems
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9780773588196
ISBN-13 : 0773588191
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Policy Governance in Multi-level Systems by : Charles Conteh

The past two decades have witnessed dramatic shifts in public policy, with increasing complexity not only in the relationships between the state, society, and the private sector, but also in the interactions among various orders of government in places such as Canada, the United States, and the European Union. In Policy Governance in Multi-level Systems, Charles Conteh examines how these seismic structural changes have impacted the work of public organizations and how these organizations are responding to modifications in their operating environments. With an emphasis on Canada's controversial but resilient regional economic policy, Conteh focuses his study on four agencies - the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Western Economic Diversification Canada, FedNor, and FedDev - and their evolving policy portfolios and modes of operation in New Brunswick, Manitoba, northern Ontario, and southern Ontario. Drawing upon literature in public administration, urban and regional governance, as well as multi-level governance, Conteh offers a cutting-edge analysis of contemporary and emerging understandings of multi-level governance and regional development while acknowledging the historical context of policy and intellectual traditions. Combining a solid theoretical background with empirical depth and practical lessons from the field, Policy Governance in Multi-level Systems is an invaluable resource for policy analysts, policy makers, and practitioners in many tiers of government, business, and community leadership.

The New Industrial Geography

The New Industrial Geography
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 379
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ISBN-10 : 9781134602247
ISBN-13 : 1134602243
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Industrial Geography by : Trevor Barnes

Drawing on the theoretical resources of institutional economics, The New Industrial Geography opens new perspectives in economic geography. In its focus on historical and geographical context, institutional embeddedness, and tacit rules and formal regulations, institutional economics is shown to be the perfect basis for understanding the profound economic and geographical changes of the last two decades, and on which also to build a new kind of industrial geography. Issues covered include: the retheorization of the geography of industrial districts; the analysis of institutional 'thickness', and the economic-geographical effects of institutional rigidity and sclerosis; the economic-geographical consequences of new regulatory bodies and policies; and the geographically situated character of institutions and regulatory frameworks, and the effects of separating them from their originating context; the development of new strategies for achieving more equitable forms of regional development.