Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles from March 2007

Canadian Journal of Regional Science archives from March 2007

Letter from the editor/Lettre du directeur de la revue.(Editorial)
March 22, 2007... July 2007 Over the last few years, the Canadian Journal of Regional Science has been receiving a larger number of submissions from colleagues working in developing countries. This fact, together with the significant interest in the...

A bi-regional economic impact model for the province of British Columbia: a social accounting matrix approach */Un modele d'impact economique bi-regionale pour la province de la Colombie-Britannique : une approche des matrices de comptabilite sociale *.
March 22, 2007... Sophisticated regional economic modeling in Canada has to date been confined to (i) provincial/territorial-level models and (ii) only single-region models at the sub-provincial or territorial level. The prototype model developed here is...

Do local public finances influence the economic growth of cities? The case of the Municipalities of the Tarn Area/Les finances locales influencent-elles la croissance des villes? Le cas des communes du departement du Tarn.
March 22, 2007... This paper aims at questioning the link between local finances and the economic dynamism of cities. A positive influence of a convention of financial orthodoxy on urban economic growth is assumed, and then tested. The empirical study is based...

Who is minding the store? Innovation strategy and agro-biotechnology research in Canada */Qui s'occupe du magasin? La strategie d'innovation et la recherche agrobiologique au Canada *.
March 22, 2007... The merits of basic research for national innovation systems are well established. It is understood that basic research creates the knowledge, infrastructure and human capital needed to stay at the front of the innovation pack. In the current...

The (dis?)connected North: persistent regionalism in northern British Columbia */Le nord--connecte ou non? Le regionalisme persistant au nord de la Colombie-Britannique *.
March 22, 2007... This paper recounts findings drawn from extensive community-based research conducted across northern British Columbia designed to find out what ideas northerners have for improving economic development opportunities where they live. Findings...

Declining border crossings: an econometric study of border crossings in Whatcom County */Une diminution du nombre de visites transfrontalieres : Une etude econometrique des visites trans-frontalieres a Whatcom County *.
March 22, 2007... The number of persons crossing the border between Canada and the U.S. is much lower today than it was 10 to 15 years ago. The lower volumes are a surprise given the strength of the Canadian dollar and the fact that population centres on both...

Consistent business generators: urban leaders in Canada's next wave/Les generateurs continues d'affaires : Les chefs de fils dans la prochaine vague au Canada.
March 22, 2007... This research investigates the current state of evolution of the Canadian economy by focusing on the development of clusters of the innovative firms that find themselves on the leading edge of change in the country--the rapidly-evolving firms...

Cities and the economic development of nations: an essay on Jane Jacobs' contribution to economic theory */Les villes et le developpement economique des nations. Un presentation sur le contribution de Jane Jacobs a la theorie economique *.(DIALOGUE)
March 22, 2007... Despite her popularity among urban planning and sociology scholars, urban theorist Jane Jacobs' economic writings, with the exception of one basic insight, have failed to attract widespread attention. This neglect is unfortunate, because in...

The contribution of GIS to the analysis of the urban landscape of an African Metropolis of the Wet Tropics (Yaounde--Cameroun)/Contribution des SIG a l'analyse du paysage urbain d'une metropole d'Afrique tropicale humide (Yaounde--Cameroun) *.(DIALOGUE: Africa / Afrique)(geographic information systems)
March 22, 2007... Developed in Canada at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century, it was in the 1970s and 1980s that GIS underwent a substantial expansion and became democratized. Today, the applications of GIS involve all aspects of society...

State interventions in the Ivory Coast in the development process of Toura: situation analysis and perspectives./Les interventions de l'Etat ivoirien dans le processus de developpement en pays Toura : etat des lieux et perspective.(DIALOGUE: Africa / Afrique)
March 22, 2007... This article discusses how the Ivory Coast government has intervened in the development process in the Toura area. At the national level, the government of Ivory Coast plays a very important role in development and in the improvement of living...