The way ahead : meeting Canada's productivity challenge /

The way ahead : meeting Canada's productivity challenge /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brzustowski, T. A. (Thomas A.), 1937-
Imprint:	Ottawa : Univ. of Ottawa Press, [2008] ©2008
Description:	1 electronic resource (183 pages ).
Language:	English
Series:	Governance series Governance series.
Subject:	Industrial productivity -- Canada. Labor productivity -- Canada. Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects -- Canada. Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Canada. Industrial productivity. Labor productivity. Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects. Technological innovations -- Economic aspects. Canada.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11937836

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ISBN:	9780776606699 9780776617695 0776617699 9780776618074 0776618075 0776627171 9780776627175 1280690666 9781280690662 9786613667601 6613667609 0776606697
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
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.
Other form:	Print version: The way ahead Ottawa : Univ. of Ottawa Press, c2008. 9780776606699

Table of 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.