The thin edge of innovation : Metro Vancouver's evolving economy
Roger Hayter (Author), Jerry Patchell (Author), Kevin Rees (Author)
"Aligned with global trends in post-industrialization, the economy of Metro Vancouver is changing, but along its own trajectory. The focus is shifting away from resource-based activities to local entrepreneurial initiatives across a remarkable range of industries, from aerospace to craft beer, biopharmaceuticals to mountain bikes. Metro Vancouver's innovation has stimulated economic diversification and promises to deliver high-income jobs. But this diversification has also been thinly spread, lacks deep local roots or dominant anchor companies, and is increasingly foreign controlled. The Thin Edge of Innovation examines the distinctive opportunities, challenges, and conundrums facing Metro Vancouver for sustained, broadly beneficial innovation-based development."-- Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2025
UBC Press, Vancouver, 2025