Research Catalog

Title

A state of minds : toward a human capital future for Canadians / by Thomas J. Courchene.

Author

Courchene, Thomas J.

Publication

Montréal : IRPP, c2001.

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Description

xiv, 323 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"What happens when the world changes in ways that make Canada's physical capital, natural resources and geography - once the ultimate competitive advantages - less important than knowledge, information, technological know-how and human capital? What happens to Canadians?" "In A State of Minds, Tom Courchene examines the political structures that link local, provincial and federal governments and challenges many longstanding beliefs about how society should be organized and financed. While focusing on Canadian competitiveness in a global economy, Courchene shows us how an open federal state like Canada can achieve both economic prosperity and social justice."--Jacket.

Subject

• Human capital > Canada
• Manpower policy > Canada
• Globalization > Economic aspects > Canada
• Information society > Canada
• Information technology > Social aspects > Canada
• Policy sciences > Canada
• Ressources humaines > Canada
• Emploi > Politique gouvernementale > Canada
• Mondialisation
• Société informatisée > Canada
• Technologie de l'information > Aspect social > Canada

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. I. Introduction and Overview. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Pt. II. Globalization and the Knowledge/Information Revolution: The Anatomy of a Paradigm Shift. Ch. 2. GIR and Governments. Ch. 3. GIR and Citizens. Ch. 4. GIR and Markets. Ch. 5. The Market-Government Interface I: The Rise of Economic Region-States. Ch. 6. The Market-Government Interface II: Intergovernmental Relations. Ch. 7. The Citizen-Market Interface. Ch. 8. The Citizen-Government Interface -- Pt. III. Bridging Paradigms: From Boards and Mortar to Mortarboards. Ch. 9. Framing Policy in an Information Era. Ch. 10. Winds of Change. Ch. 11. A Human Capital Mission Statement for Canada -- Pt. IV. A Human Capital Future for Canadians: Toward Competitiveness and Cohesion. Ch. 12. Building Blocks for a Human Capital Future. Ch. 13. Human Capital, Societal Cohesion and the Social Envelope. Ch. 14. Human Capital and Canadian Competitiveness. Ch. 15. GIR, Canadian Federalism and Human Capital. Ch. 16. Going Forward. App. A. A Primer on Human Capital, Social Capital and Social Cohesion -- App. B. GIR: Variations on the New Techno-Economic Paradigm (TEP) -- App. C. Comparison of Powers and Revenue Sources of Selected Cities.

ISBN

0886451884

LCCN

^^2001334686

OCLC

45300289

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library