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Lessons in Governance & Economic Development from
Small & Remote RegionsCRRF- Tweed- Oct 2004
Godfrey BaldacchinoCanada Research Chair (Island Studies)
University of Prince Edward Island
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The Periphery in the Knowledge Economy (Polese & Shearmur) 2002) INRS, 2002)
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Big Cities growing bigger…
1971 1981 1991 1996 2001
Cities over 1m 33.3 32.9 35 35.8 36.9Cities 500k-1m 9.3 10.4 10.6 10.5 10.8Other Central Cities/Areas 25.5 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.5Peripheral Cities: 100-500K 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.2Peripheral Cities:50-100K 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5Peripheral Cities:10-50K 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.1Peripheral Rural Areas 15.7 14.9 13.2 12.8 12
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Observations
• Concentration: population, employment, economic capacity, knowledge capacity
• ‘Geography as Proximity’ Matters
• Peripherality = being too far away from large cities?
Halifax363,000
St John’s173,000
Moncton118,000
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The Insular Edge (NAIP) – Looks Familiar?
• Diseconomies of Scale, worse with isolation
• Dependence on narrow range of ‘goods’
• Distance to markets – High Transport costs
• Value of Imports higher than Exports
• Narrow range of Local Skills
• Human & Fiscal Capital Drain
• Exposure to Hazards & Market Changes
• Absence of Specific Data
• Scenario: Pleasure Periphery? Washroom?
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Lessons from the Periphery – how not to become a ghost town
• People: Luring Talent Here/ Home
• Resources: Promoting ‘good’ environment
• Overseas: Tapping Diaspora & Tourism
• Finance – Low / No Tax Regime
• Trans-Local Relations – Para-Diplomacy
• Transportation - (Control over Air/Sea)
• Jurisdiction as Economic Resource
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Integrating Economies, Splitting Polities, Exploding Governance
Ex-Colonies, Indigenous People, Cities, Communities, Regions, Minorities…
• seek autonomy in governance.
• value environmental resources.
• search for the power of being small.
• crave specific status – by design, by convention - with larger players.
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Showcasing Successful Island Firms
The NISSOS Project
www.nissos.net
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CMS –
Content Management System
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Small & Remote Places can be…A Safe Place to Work from/Raise Families
A Safe Partner for Business
Well Supported by Relational Networks
Staffed by Good, Loyal Employees
Communal ‘Cooperative Competition’
An Attractive Magnet for ‘Outsiders’
Competitive, Quiet yet Linked