The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress

The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress
Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity
Volume 2

Edited by
Keith Banting
Andrew Sharpe
France St-Hilaire

The Second Volume of The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress, Fall 2002, is published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and the Institute for Research on Public Policy and distributed by McGill-Queen's University Press.
Currently this Volume may be ordered through the Institute for Research on Public Policy

Introduction

Keith Banting, Andrew Sharpe and France St-Hilaire "Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity: An Introduction and Synthesis"
Productivity Concepts and Trends
Andrew Sharpe "Productivity Concepts and Trends"
Tony Fisher and Doug Hostland "The Long View: Labour Productivity, Labour Income and Living Standards in Canada"
Bart van Ark "Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey"
The Impact of Productivity on Social Well-Being: The Cases of Government Fiscal Balances and Environmental Sustainability
Peter Dungan "The Impact of Productivity Growth on Government Fiscal Balances"
Nancy Olewiler "Natural Capital, Sustainability and Productivity: A Exploration of the Linkages"
Social Determinants of Productivity: Demographics, Human Capital and Social Diversity
William Scarth "Population Aging, Productivity, and Living Standards"
Arthur Sweetman "Working Smarter: Education and Productivity", "
Emil Tompa "The Impact of Health on Productivity: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications"
R. Quentin Grafton, Stephen Knowles and P. Dorian Owen "Social Divergence and Productivity: Making a Connection"
Should Productivity Growth Be a Social Priority?
Joseph Heath "Should Productivity Be a Social Priority?"
Frank L. Graves and Richard W. Jenkins "Canadian Attitudes Toward Productivity: Balancing Standard of Living and Quality of Life"
Janice Gross Stein "Bad Translation or Double Standard? Productivity and Accountability Across the Private, Public and Voluntary Sectors"
Social Policy, Inequality and Productivity
Richard G. Harris "Social Policy and Productivity Growth: What are the Linkages?"
William Watson "Social Policy and Productivity: Anybody Here See Any Levers?"
Notes on Contributors

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Productivity Concepts and Trends

The Impact of Productivity on Social Well-Being: The Cases of Government Fiscal Balances and Environmental Sustainability

Social Determinants of Productivity: Demographics, Human Capital and Social Diversity

Should Productivity Growth Be a Social Priority?

Social Policy, Inequality and Productivity

Notes on Contributors