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# IPM Issue 5 Editor’s Overview

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# IPM Issue 5 Editor’s Overview

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Sharpe, Andrew. 2002. “Editor’s Overview.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 5 (Fall 2002): 1–2. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/issue-5/

## Author:

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Andrew Sharpe
Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

## IPM Issue 5

Fall 2002 pp. 1–2

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The editorial overview for Issue 5 introduces six articles covering: the widening Canada-U.S. manufacturing productivity gap; a framework for raising Canadian living standards; the impact of two decades of British economic reform on productivity; productivity and policy reform in Australia; a guide to measuring government productivity; and a review of the volume Productivity Issues in Canada.

Cet aperçu éditorial pour le numéro 5 présente six articles portant sur : l’élargissement de l’écart de productivité manufacturière entre le Canada et les États-Unis; un cadre pour améliorer le niveau de vie des Canadiens; l’impact de deux décennies de réforme économique au Royaume-Uni sur la productivité; la productivité et la réforme des politiques en Australie; un guide pour mesurer la productivité gouvernementale; et une recension de l’ouvrage collectif Productivity Issues in Canada.

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