際際滷

際際滷Share a Scribd company logo
Restricted Use -  usage restreint
The Path to Economic Resilience in Rural Areas
OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and
Cities
Improving Rural
Resilience
Restricted Use -  usage restreint
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
Restricted Use -  usage restreint
Factors
 Capacity
 Authority
 Integration
 Framework
Restricted Use -  usage restreint
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
Restricted Use -  usage restreint
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
Restricted Use -  usage restreint
craig@pollettstrategy.ca 7097280065
THANK
YOU

More Related Content

2. Craig Pollett OECD Rural Resilience.pptx

  • 1. Restricted Use - usage restreint The Path to Economic Resilience in Rural Areas OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities Improving Rural Resilience
  • 2. Restricted Use - usage restreint 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
  • 3. Restricted Use - usage restreint Factors Capacity Authority Integration Framework
  • 4. Restricted Use - usage restreint 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
  • 5. Restricted Use - usage restreint 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
  • 6. Restricted Use - usage restreint craig@pollettstrategy.ca 7097280065 THANK YOU