Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
In a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, innovation and creative capacity lead to economic prosperity. Starting in 2006, the Innovation Systems Research Network began a six-year-long study on how city-regions in Canada were surviving and thriving in a globalized world. That study resulted in the Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions series, which examines the impact of innovation, talent, and institutions on sixteen city-regions across Canada.
Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
Edited by David A. Wolfe and Meric S. Gertler
Price: $48.95
ISBN: 9781442629448
Pub Date: March 2016
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.
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