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The Path to Economic Resilience in Rural Areas
OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and
Cities
Improving Rural
Resilience
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Context
Canada: 18% - 30% rural
Newfoundland and Labrador: 42%
Primarily natural resource
extraction
30% of GDP
Economic restructuring,
demographic trends,
infrastructure and service
deficits, retreat from rural
Key sectors growing, quality of
life and natural amenities,
strong social cohesion
Governance
Weak local government system
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Support
Canada
Rural Economic Development
Minister
Centre for Rural Economic
Development
Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Agency
Newfoundland and Labrador
Regional Economic Development
division within Department of
Industry, Energy and Technology
Non-profits filling gaps
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Conclusion
Market vs place-based approaches
Planning vs action
Local/regional capacity to engage
Integration is a challenge
Frameworks are nascent, dont
address fundamentals (support to vs
empowering)
Successes in late 1990s still hold
promise
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