Diversity and employment growth in Canada, 1971-2001: Can diversification policies succeed?

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-290

  Shearmur, Richard ^a   Polèse, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844450494     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-3658.2005.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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