| Description |
1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Governance series |
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Governance series (Ottawa, Ont.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Canada in the World; 2 Why Productivity Matters; 3 Getting Started; 4 Sustaining our Prosperity; 5 Time Is of the Essence; 6 Innovation in Canadian Industry; 7 How University Reasearch Helps; 8 Improving Things; 9 Preparing for the Long Term; Glossary; Appendix; Index. |
| Summary |
Canada is a prosperous country, but this prosperity is being stressed by demographics, pressures on the public purse, and low productivity growth. To maintain the nation's high quality of life, prosperity must increase while remaining sustainable. Combining Tom Brzustowski's extensive knowledge of government, industry, and academia, The Way Ahead, articulates a strategy for moving the Canadian economy towards higher-value products based on research and development, describing the practical steps government, industry and academia must take to improve things in the short term and prepare strateg. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects -- Canada.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Canada.
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Labor productivity -- Canada.
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Industrial productivity -- Canada.
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Canada -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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Industrial productivity. (OCoLC)fst00971502
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Labor productivity. (OCoLC)fst00990137
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Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01095389
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01145010
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Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
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Economics, finance, business and management.
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Economics.
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Indexed Term |
"Multi-User" |
| ISBN |
9780776617695 (electronic bk.) |
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0776617699 (electronic bk.) |
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9780776618074 (electronic bk.) |
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0776618075 (electronic bk.) |
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9780776606699 (print) |
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0776606697 |
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