Author: William A. Macdonald
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Neville V. Nicholls
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: John N. H. Britton
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773513563
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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A collection of essays by twenty-three of Canada's leading economic geographers, Canada and the Global Economy is a comprehensive study of the evolving economic and geographic patterns of Canadian development. It provides a benchmark for research on the spatial development of the Canadian economy. The contributors explore four central themes: the locational impacts of the openness of the Canadian economy, Canada's relatively simple economic geography in terms of regional variations in resources and urban development, the problems of keeping pace with rapid advances in technology, and the role of government in maintaining a national market and assisting economic development. They outline the essential elements of Canada's contemporary economic geography and highlight the origins and spatial imprint of change in the Canadian economy; in particular they provide an assessment of Canada's participation in significant international patterns of economic change. Canada and the Global Economy is concerned not only with the economic size and location of consumption and production but also with institutional changes and shifts in employment, the sectoral composition of economic activity, and the organizational structure and locational behaviour of particular industries and firms. Special attention is given to the technological development of both established industries and new service and manufacturing activities. A timely addition to the field, it provides a geographic perspective on significant changes in jobs and types of work that result from the transformation of economic activities.

Author: Ricardo Hausmann
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262317737
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Maps capture data expressing the economic complexity of countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, offering current economic measures and as well as a guide to achieving prosperity Why do some countries grow and others do not? The authors of The Atlas of Economic Complexity offer readers an explanation based on "Economic Complexity," a measure of a society's productive knowledge. Prosperous societies are those that have the knowledge to make a larger variety of more complex products. The Atlas of Economic Complexity attempts to measure the amount of productive knowledge countries hold and how they can move to accumulate more of it by making more complex products. Through the graphical representation of the "Product Space," the authors are able to identify each country's "adjacent possible," or potential new products, making it easier to find paths to economic diversification and growth. In addition, they argue that a country's economic complexity and its position in the product space are better predictors of economic growth than many other well-known development indicators, including measures of competitiveness, governance, finance, and schooling. Using innovative visualizations, the book locates each country in the product space, provides complexity and growth potential rankings for 128 countries, and offers individual country pages with detailed information about a country's current capabilities and its diversification options. The maps and visualizations included in the Atlas can be used to find more viable paths to greater productive knowledge and prosperity.

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ISBN: 9780660194189
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 537

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Author: David A. Wolfe
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442629444
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 437

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A rich and nuanced analysis of the interplay of social, political, and economic factors in thirteen Canadian city-regions, large and small, this collection integrates research focusing on innovation, creativity and talent-retention, and governance in order to understand the distinctive experience of each region.

Author: John A. Stovel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674092501
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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In his study of Canada, John A. Stovel examines the changes in that country's balance of payments and balance of trade from confederation to the present day, including as part of his examination historical, statistical, and theoretical points of view. The author also reexamines critically--and finds himself in sharp disagreement with--Jacob Viner's classic in the field, Canada's Balance of International Indebtedness, 1900-1913, which has long been considered the definitive analysis of the subject. Developing in Part I an eclectic theory of international balance of payments, and in Part II concentrating on the Canadian balance of trade and balance of payments in relation to economic developments preceding World War I, Stovel carefully prepares the foundation for a critique of Viner's analysis of the period 1900-1913. Discussing the inadequacy of the Mill-Taussig theory and its empirical verification, and observing the extent to which the newer theoretical developments have afforded increased understanding, Stovel criticizes Viner's statistics and the use to which they were put. He delineates with telling clarity the mutual interaction of many elements in cyclical growth development, as opposed to the oversimplified and inadequate causal links of the earlier theory. In addition to the wealth of analysis of the earlier period, the author investigates the interwar period, with the postwar boom and the depression of the thirties, presenting a careful analysis of the structural changes in the balance of payments during this period as well as indicating the change in Canada's relation to the United States and Great Britain. The concluding section of the book deals with the period following World War II, and the author indicates the possible lessons to be learned from Canada's experiences and the improvements in government policy that have taken place, especially with respect to exchange rates.

Author: Sherry S. Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781552631904
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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The bestseller finance book now available in paperback with a new updated epilogue This book has it all - sophisticated global analysis, a new Canadian agenda for the next millennium and an individual retirement planner. The Cooper Files is also an entertaining and easy-to-follow guide to the monumental, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for financial gain that are presented by the technology revolution. You will learn how to break free of the financial and career anxieties associated with this period of rapid change - how to ensure your financial security and that of your family. You will learn how to take control of your own destiny in a time of tremendous opportunity. A leading economist and commentator on the global scene, Sherry Cooper assesses the growth sectors of the global economy and shows how Canadians can position their careers and investments to assure financial security and prosperity. Who will be the winners and losers? Which countries are the leaders and which are the laggards, and why? What can we do to maximize our own career and investment opportunities? Dr. Cooper answers these questions and provides inspiring portraits of individuals, industries and locales in Canada that are pointing the way forward, bucking the malaise that has infected Canada and creating dynamic growth. Whether you are just starting out, a mid-life Baby Boomer, or well into your retirement years, The Cooper Files shows how you can profit and prosper in the new millennium. (2000)

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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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Author: Alan M. Rugman
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1568066910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 47

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A study of Canadian competitiveness, which has been declining. Includes Canada's business scorecard; doing business, manufacturing, and services in the global economy; strategies for Canada's international competitiveness; and recommendations for a competitive future. Graphs. Commissioned by Kodak Canada Inc.