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Governing regional economic development: innovation challenges and policy learning in Canada

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  • Neil Bradford
  • David A. Wolfe

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Regional development policy offers a fascinating window on the interplay between the spatial distribution of economic activity and the interaction across multiple levels of government. Canada provides a compelling case to examine the theory and practice of regional development due to the diverse nature of its economy, the decentralised nature of its federation and more than five decades of federal policy activism. This article explores Canada’s six regional development agencies, adopting an organisational learning lens to explain a paradigm shift in policy from redistribution to innovation. Two prominent traditions in regional studies—‘nested scales’ of economic innovation and ‘multi-level governance’ of political intervention—are brought together to interpret Canadian dynamics and draw lessons for scholarly research and policy practice. Copyright 2013, Oxford University Press.

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  • Neil Bradford & David A. Wolfe, 2013. "Governing regional economic development: innovation challenges and policy learning in Canada," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 6(2), pages 331-347.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:6:y:2013:i:2:p:331-347
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    1. David Kaufmann & Tobias Arnold, 2018. "Strategies of cities in globalised interurban competition: The locational policies framework," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 55(12), pages 2703-2720, September.
    2. Renaud Vuignier, 2018. "Attracting Investments and Companies: Federal Multi-Level Collaboration in Switzerland and Canada," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 9(03), pages 1-30, October.
    3. Selina Phan & Evan Cleave & Godwin Arku, 2020. "Innovation within the Context of Local Economic Development and Planning: Perspectives of City Practitioners," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 364-377.
    4. Albin Olausson, 2020. "Legitimacy of uncertain policy work: Exploring values in local economic development projects," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 35(5), pages 440-459, August.
    5. Jaanus Müür, 2022. "Intermediating Smart Specialisation and Entrepreneurial Discovery: The Cases of Estonia and Helsinki-Uusimaa," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 13(1), pages 541-573, March.

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