Growing Urban Economies: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions

David A. Wolfe

ISBN 10: 1442629444 / ISBN 13: 9781442629448

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Growing Urban Economies: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442629444
• ISBN 13: 9781442629448
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 683 grams

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Synopsis

Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to create a thriving community. The Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions series is a focused analysis of how developments at the local and regional level affect these three key determinants of future prosperity. Growing Urban Economies summarizes its conclusions in a single volume that presents an overview of the evidence and its implications.

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. A valuable cross-section of city-region development in a variety of circumstances, Growing Urban Economies offers important insights into the way in which local conditions affect urban economies around the world.

About the Author

David A. Wolfe is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga and co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs. He was National Coordinator of the Innovation Systems Research Network.
Meric S. Gertler is the president of the University of Toronto, the Goldring Chair in Canadian Studies, and a professor in the Department of Geography.