Getting It Right: Regional Development in Canada (Canadian Public Administration Series) (Volume 17) - Hardcover
Getting It Right is the first "insider's" account of this period of regional development in Canada. Harley McGee draws on his experience with the government at senior regional and departmental levels, and on primary and secondary sources, to examine the evolution of federal regional development policies and the structures developed between 1970 and 1991 to implement them. He dispels some of the myths and challenges some of the perceptions about the manner in which regional development has been tackled by governments in Canada. He explores the federal-provincial dimensions of regional development, as well as the difficulty of reconciling the perceived dichotomy between national and regional policies. McGee argues that the 1982 move away from the DREE model of regional development was a mistake, and suggests that the predilection of governments for reorganising existing instruments of regional development policy and creating new ones has been detrimental to regional economies. Mindful of the new realities of the global economy within which Canada and its regions must compete, and of the promise/threat of rapidly changing technology, McGee identifies the need for a new order of priorities with which governments can meet these challenges and opportunities.
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"Interesting, worthwhile, and stimulating ... a reasoned and reasonable defense of the DREE approach and gives a lot of detail of the mechanics of federal regional policy instruments." Paul Phillips, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba. "An insider's view of a very interesting and important episode ... provides useful information for courses on regional policy." N.H. Lithwick, School of Public Administration, Carleton University.
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- PublisherCarleton University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0773509216
- ISBN 13 9780773509214
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages360
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. An insider's account of the Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE), which was established in 1969 by the Canadian government to improve regional economies. McGee draws on his experience at the regional and departmental levels, and on primary and secondary sources, to examine policies and s The federal government established the Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE) in 1969 and, four years later, released it from the traditional Ottawa-based departmental mould when it initiated a bold new decentralized approach to DREE's operations. DREE was dissolved in 1982 and replaced by a series of other experiments to improve regional economies. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780773509214
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