OECD Territorial Reviews [electronic resource].
Publishing, OECD.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentCorporate Author
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContributor
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2002.
OECD's review of Canada's territorial policy. It find that Canada is composed of three macroregions: a southern ribbon with all the important metropolitan areas, a zone of rural and non-metropolitan adjacent regions and a sub-continent of remote northern territories. Disparities between these macroregions persist and may even be growing. Opportunities for growth are  lost because of these imbalances and also because specific regional advantages are not fully tapped. In many regions, weak local governance is hindering the emergence of local grass-roots projects, diffusion of R&D results to SMEs
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Assessment and Recommendations; Chapter 1. Territorial Trends and Disparities; Main economic trends at the territorial level; Box 1. Geography, population and the administrative structure of Canada; Comparative advantages and main challenges faced by regions; Notes; Chapter 2. Territorial Development Strategies and Policies; Trends in regional policy; The implementation of regional policies: agency profiles and achievements; National programmes with territorial impacts: the case of infrastructure and information...; To sum up; Notes; Chapter 3. The Challenges of Urban Policymaking
Main policies for urban areasRethinking federal urban policy; Notes; Chapter 4. Policies for Rural Regions and Northern Territories; Policies for predominantly rural regions; Policies for the Northern territories; Aboriginal people: challenges and policies; Notes; Chapter 5. Fiscal Federalism and Metropolitan Reforms; Institutional background; Fiscal federalism (revenue and expenditure decentralisation); Fiscal equalisation; Social Assistance and Employment Insurance; Reforms in active labour market policies; Municipal governance; Amalgamation in metropolitan areas; Conclusions; Notes
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OECD's review of Canada's territorial policy. It find that Canada is composed of three macroregions: a southern ribbon with all the important metropolitan areas, a zone of rural and non-metropolitan adjacent regions and a sub-continent of remote northern territories. Disparities between these macroregions persist and may even be growing. Opportunities for growth are  lost because of these imbalances and also because specific regional advantages are not fully tapped. In many regions, weak local governance is hindering the emergence of local grass-roots projects, diffusion of R&D results to SMEs
Canada -- Economic conditions -- 1991-.
ocial planning --Canada.
Social planning --Canada.
Sustainable development -- Canada.
Sustainable development
Social planning
Business & Economics
Economic History
OECD Territorial Reviews