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Regional Development Policy

The Canadian Experience

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Part of the book series: Environment, Development, and Public Policy ((EDPC))

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Canada joined other Western industrialized countries in the 1960s in declaring war on regional disparities, on poverty, and on a host of perceived public policy problems. By the early 1980s, it appeared that many political and policy actors became war weary and calls went out for governments to reduce the resources directed to fight such causes. There are now indications, however, that the Canadian government is preparing a new attack on regional disparities.

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  1. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

    Niles Hansen

  2. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Benjamin Higgins

  3. Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

    Donald J. Savoie

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Hansen, N., Higgins, B., Savoie, D.J. (1990). Regional Development Policy. In: Regional Policy in a Changing World. Environment, Development, and Public Policy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2079-9_2

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