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Tom Beckley David Bruce Omer Chouinard Ivan Emke Greg Halseth Bruno Jean Patrice LeBlanc Dianne Looker. Diane Martz Solange Nadeau John Parkins Steve Plante Doug Ramsey Richard Stedman Ellen Wall Derek Wilkinson Anna Woodrow. The New Rural Economy Project. Bill Reimer - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The New Rural Economy ProjectThe New Rural Economy Project
Bill ReimerBill [email protected]@concordia.ca
2006/05/102006/05/10
http://nre.concordia.cahttp://nre.concordia.ca
Tom Beckley
David Bruce
Omer Chouinard
Ivan Emke
Greg Halseth
Bruno Jean
Patrice LeBlanc
Dianne Looker
Diane Martz
Solange Nadeau
John Parkins
Steve Plante
Doug Ramsey
Richard Stedman
Ellen Wall
Derek Wilkinson
Anna Woodrow
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NRE…The Rural ObservatoryNRE…The Rural Observatory
…an International Network
…an International Network
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Observations - 1Observations - 1
•Rural Canada is diverseRural Canada is diverse
•Primary industries are shedding labourPrimary industries are shedding labour
•Manufacturing and services competitiveManufacturing and services competitive
• Industry has concentratedIndustry has concentrated
•Environment more importantEnvironment more important
•Knowledge-intensive employment growingKnowledge-intensive employment growing
•Price of communication and transportation is Price of communication and transportation is falling; moving people increasingfalling; moving people increasing
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Observations - 2Observations - 2
•Youth leaving, families returningYouth leaving, families returning
•Government services more regionalGovernment services more regional
•Rural aging fastestRural aging fastest
•Rural perceived as safeRural perceived as safe
• Immigration strongImmigration strong
•Local capacity is criticalLocal capacity is critical
•Rural and urban Canada are interdependentRural and urban Canada are interdependent
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ASSETS and LIABILITIES
•Economic Capital•Human Skills and Abilities•Social Capital•Natural Resources
OUTCOMES•Economic wealth•Social and political inclusion•Social Cohesion •Environmental security•Social and self-worth•Health•Personal Security
outcomes can become outcomes can become new assets and new assets and
liabilitiesliabilities
PROCESSES
Market
Bureaucratic
Associative
Communal
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ASSETS and LIABILITIES
•Economic Capital•Human Skills and Abilities•Social Capital•Natural Resources
OUTCOMES•Economic wealth•Social and political inclusion•Social Cohesion •Environmental security•Social and self-worth•Health•Personal Security
outcomes can become outcomes can become new assets and new assets and
liabilitiesliabilities
PROCESSES
Market
Bureaucratic
Associative
Communal
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Capacity FindingsCapacity Findings
•Capacity-building is complex and dynamicCapacity-building is complex and dynamic
•Some policies don’t scaleSome policies don’t scale
• Innovations aboundInnovations abound
•Context modifies effectsContext modifies effects
•Challenges remainChallenges remain
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ImplicationsImplications
•Rural-urban alliances are strategicRural-urban alliances are strategic
•Concordia is well placedConcordia is well placed Rural-urban intersectionRural-urban intersection Record of high quality researchRecord of high quality research Record of community and policy relevanceRecord of community and policy relevance Resources for economic and community Resources for economic and community
developmentdevelopment Funders with rural linksFunders with rural links
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The New Rural Economy ProjectThe New Rural Economy Project
Bill ReimerBill [email protected]@concordia.ca
2006/05/102006/05/10
http://nre.concordia.cahttp://nre.concordia.ca
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Canadian Balance of Trade, 2004Canadian Balance of Trade, 2004
-$40,000
-$30,000
-$20,000
-$10,000
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
Total
Agric & Fish
Energy
Forestry
Industrial
Machinery
AutoConsum
er
Special
Other
Services
$ m
illio
n
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Realised Net Farm Income (constant dollars), Canada
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Realised net farm income ($billion) (constant 2003 dollars) Realised net farm income (in2003 constant dollars)
5-year average: realised netfarm income (2003 constantdollars)
Source: Statistics Canada. CANSIM Table 002-0009.
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