Toronto, Ont. : Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, c2010 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2010)
Physical Details
1 electronic text (62 p.) : col. ill., digital file
ISBNs
0980978378
OCLC
ocn659391668
Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61).
Beyond the recovery -- Canada has opportunities in the recovery -- Foundations for recovery -- GDP per capita correlates well with other measures of well being -- Lagging productivity and intensity remain the biggest hurdles to closing Canada's prosperity gap -- Canada's prosperity compares well globally, though productivity still trails -- Moving beyond the recovery with AIMS -- Attitudes : encourage innovation and competition to win in the current global economic turmoil -- Our leaders need to help strengthen positive attitudes toward international economic openness -- Now is the time to increase our diversity advantage -- Investment : invest in the human and physical capital critical for recovery -- Continue to invest in people's capabilities for Canada's competitiveness -- Businesses need to step up their investments in technology -- Motivations : continue trend to lower taxes on business investments -- Changes in tax regimes benefit the average citizen -- Next challenge is to lower marginal effective tax rates for lower income Canadians -- Structures: Drive innovation through more intelligent innovation policy and strengthened commitment to trade -- Public policies should be geared more toward innovation -- Quality venture capital can bolster innovation -- International trade provides both specialized support and competitive pressure to enhance Canada's innovative capacity -- Thinking beyond the recovery