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Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles from September 2002
A scholarly journal publishing interdisciplinary research on Canadian regional and urban issues. The articles are written by academics from the disciplines of economics, geography, sociology and political science. The text is published in both English and
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Canadian Journal of Regional Science archives from September 2002
Regional dimensions of federal fiscal activities, 1992-97.
September 22, 2002... This paper evaluates the degree of horizontal redistribution generated by federal fiscal activity from the perspective of independent fiscal systems. By focusing on direct federal spending and the sources of its financing, it provides useful...
On the optimal locational policy for the offshore firm entering a foreign market area.
September 22, 2002... The optimal location of sales facility or branch factory of a firm entering a market area can be analyzed using a market-area based analytical method. Market boundary analysis shows (i) a new firm's sales facility is located at an appropriate...
Generational differences and future housing markets *.
September 22, 2002... This paper reviews the characteristics of the different age groups that may affect future housing markets and the evolution of Canadian cities. It uses the census micro-data from 1981 to 1996 to construct profiles showing how the age groups...
Sectoral labour market adjustment in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
September 22, 2002... Using a demographically enhanced shift-share model, we study the adjustment of labour markets in Ontario and Quebec to see whether labour markets in these provinces have reacted in a fundamentally different way to recent pressures from...
Metropolisation in Warsaw: economic change and urban growth *.
September 22, 2002... A number of the world's large cities are taking on increasing economic importance in the international arenas because they concentrate high-order activities such as research, innovation, finance and producer services, information and...
La reference aux valeurs dans le debat sur la reorganisation municipale au Quebec.
September 22, 2002... Dans les ecrits sur les regroupements municipaux, les arguments generalement invoques en faveur ou a l'encontre des fusions sont au nombre de quatre. Pour les promoteurs, les fusions permettent l'amelioration de l'efficacite tiree des economies...
Deconcentration versus decentralisation of administration in France: a centre-periphery dilemma.(Dialogue)
September 22, 2002... The debate in France concerning decentralisation--the transfer of power and authority to elected bodies in the provinces--and deconcentration--the displacement towards the provinces of administrative units and central powers--goes back over...
Conditions et niveaux de vie: panorama des mesures.(Dialogue)
September 22, 2002... This article proposes a set of measures for studies of living conditions and standards. After defining the notions of conditions and standards of living, the article provides a critical presentation of the different variables which should be...
Resolving the quality of life/well-being puzzle: toward a new model *.(Dialogue)
September 22, 2002... In this paper, we identify what we feel are conceptually problematic aspects of the existing quality of life/well-being literature. These include the lack of conceptual clarity; the recognition of the importance of both objective and subjective...
L'Espagnole sur le marche du travail : La situation du travail feminin en Espagne et dans la region autonome d'Aragon.(Notes De Recherche)
September 22, 2002... The integration of females into the labour force constitutes the most significant change in the labour market during the 20th century. Their activity is strongly influenced by considerations of age, level of education and their marital status....
National-Level Planning in Democratic Countries: an International Comparison of City and Regional Policy-Making.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... 2001, pp. 288, xiv. Edited by Rachelle Alterman. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, Town Planning Review, Special Study No. 4. ISBN 0-85323-845-6.
National-level planning is usually not viewed as the mainstream concern of planners...
Demography, Democracy, and Development: Pacific Rim Experiences.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... 2002. Edited by R.E. Bedeski and J.A. Schofield. Canadian Western Geographical Series 38, ISBN 0-919838-28-6.
This is a welcome book to scholars and policy makers of the South or the old Third World. Demography, democracy, and development...
Planning Canadian Regions.
September 22, 2002... 2001, xiv, pp. 473. Gerald Hodge and Ira Robinson. Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0850-0
This volume represents an immense undertaking, a labour of commitment, and a reflection of an entire lifetime of research and professional practice...
Too Small to See, Too Big to Ignore: Child Health and Well-being in British Columbia.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... 2002. M.V. Hayes and L.T. Foster. Canadian Western Geographical Series Volume 35. Western Geographical Press, Department of Geography, University of Victoria, BC, Canada.
This collection of essays takes a multi-disciplinary perspective on...