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Ideas, Institutions, and Interests

Ideas, Institutions, and Interests

The Drivers of Canadian Provincial Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

Edited by Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

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9781487534806
Published: March 2022

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9781487534813
Published: March 2022

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Canada’s thirteen provinces and territories are significant actors in Canadian society, directly shaping cultural, political, and economic domains. Regions also play a key role in creating diversity within innovative activity. The role of provinces and territories in setting science, technology, and innovation policy is, however, notably underexplored.

Ideas, Institutions, and Interests examines each province and territory to offer real-world insights into the complexity and opportunities of regionally differentiated innovation policy in a pan-continental system. Contributing scholars detail the distinctive ways in which provinces and territories articulate ideas and interests through their institutions, programs, and policies. Many of the contributing authors have engaged first-hand with either micro- or macro-level policy innovation and are innovation leaders in their own right, providing invaluable perspectives on the topic. Exploring the vital role of provinces in the last thirty years of science, technology, and innovation policy development and implementation, Ideas, Institutions, and Interests is an insightful book that places innovation policy in the context of multilevel governance.

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Part I: The Policy Challenge

1. Introduction to Innovation Policy in Canada
Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle

2. The Ideas
Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle

3. The Institutions
Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle

4. The Interests
Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle

Part II: The Provincial Responses

5. Newfoundland and Labrador: Missed Opportunities but Glimmers of Hope
Ken Carter, Heather M. Hall, and Rob Greenwood

6. Prince Edward Island: From Gentle to Mighty Island
Mark Leggott and H. Wade MacLauchlan

7. Nova Scotia: Capitalizing on Atlantic Canada’s University Advantage
Richard Isnor

8. New Brunswick: Beyond the Family Compact
David Foord, Gregory S. Kealey, and John D. McLaughlin

9. Quebec: The Nation State within the State
Yves Gingras

10. Ontario: Heartland Canada
Michele Mastroeni

11. Manitoba: Canada’s Most Diversified Economy
Derek Brewin

12. Saskatchewan: Where Innovation is a Contact Sport
Peter W.B. Phillips and Anne Ballantyne

13. Alberta: A Paradox of Riches
Richard Hawkins and Peter Josty

14. British Columbia: The Pacific Economy
David Castle

15. The Territories: Inverting Innovation for Canada’s North
Ken Coates and Sara McPhee Knowles

Part III: Lessons Learned

16. Conclusions and Lessons Learned
David Castle and Peter W.B. Phillips

Peter W.B. Phillips is a distinguished professor at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan.

David Castle is a professor in the School of Public Administration and Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.