In this chapter by Janice Stein warns about the dangers of adopting a narrow conception of productivity and efficiency … efficiency or productivity of a public service requires a measurement of the value or utility generated by the service. However …. Building on her analysis in The Cult of Efficiency, she argues that the language of efficiency, understood narrowly as cost …

economic efficiency and social equality, a view neatly summarized in the title of Okun's famous book, Equality and Efficiency …-national empirical studies and by theoretical advances. Recent research seems to suggest that there is no efficiency-equity trade-off and … that social policy and greater equality may actually contribute to higher productivity growth. Richard Harris surveys two …

Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given … inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of … productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social progress and in terms of understanding the feedback mechanisms …

In this chapter, William Watson challenges Heath's interpretation of the benefits of productivity growth, but agrees … productivity growth. Watson tackles Heath's assessment of the social benefits of productivity growth directly, starting with the … believes that the case for higher productivity would remain compelling. Without powerful analytical guidance, Watson concludes …

be likely to contribute to productivity growth in British Columbia: the underutilization of the skills of recent …

concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most … causal impact on productivity, as well as a more nuanced approach to policy in this area. In this chapter, Arthur Sweetman … the impact of education on earnings at the individual level and on productivity at the macroeconomic level, and on issues …

the crucial, but often ignored, role of productivity in the maintenance of natural capital sustainability. Olewiler …

In this chapter, Tony Fisher and Doug Hostland provide an historical perspective on trends in labour productivity … increase in profit share, but to an increase in the share of depreciation or capital consumption allowances associated with the …

In this chapter, Graves and Jenkins explore the attitudes of Canadians to productivity. The distinction between our … Graves and Jenkins data is relatively aware of the terms of the productivity debate. Canadians appear to have a broadly … optimistic view of the economy, but give the country only a lukewarm overall rating of its productivity. Moreover, although …

cent of that in Ontario in 1960 to 86 per cent in 1999. He decomposes this change into three sources: productivity …