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La croissance économique et les compétences gouvernementales du Québec

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    (Centre de recherche et développement en économique, Université de Montréal)

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The purpose of this paper is to review some of the recent writings in the field of growth economics to identify key factors in explaining the success or growth of nations. That done, we examine the link between these factors and the division of powers in Canada to establish, which ones should be held by Québec given its distinctiveness in North America. Given international constraints (GATT, free trade, etc.), the desired or required sharing of some powers with Canada, recent writings on the determinants of success and growth and on federalism, and the place of Québec as a francophone society in North America, we believe that powers impacting on human capital such as those touching on language, education, training and immigration are the most important ones for Québec to control. L’objet de ce texte est tout d’abord de passer en revue des écrits récents en économie de la croissance et de la compétitivité pour identifier les facteurs qui semblent jouer un rôle clé dans le succès économique des nations. Ceci fait, il examine le lien entre ces facteurs et les compétences gouvernementales pour ensuite établir lesquelles de celles-ci, étant donné la spécificité du Québec en Amérique du Nord, devraient être du ressort du Québec. Étant donné les contraintes internationales (GATT, libre-échange, etc.), le partage souhaité ou nécessaire de certains pouvoirs avec le Canada, les écrits récents sur les déterminants du succès et de la croissance économique et sur le fédéralisme et la situation particulière du Québec, société francophone en Amérique du Nord, nous croyons que ce sont les compétences rattachées au capital humain, particulièrement celles portant sur la langue, l’éducation, la formation et l’immigration qui sont les plus importantes pour le Québec.

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  • François Vaillancourt, 1993. "La croissance économique et les compétences gouvernementales du Québec," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 69(4), pages 331-346.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:v:69:y:1993:i:4:p:331-346
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