The main objective of this paper is to determine whether specialization in resource intensive production had a positive impact on the performance of the aggregate Canadian economy over the 1970-2005 period. Specialization is simply measured as the proportion of aggregate employment, the...

Case studies -- Introduction -- -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Summary -- Policy-driven territorial innovation -- Nordic small-scale fisheries at a crossroad -- Recent development within the land-based food sector -- Business-driven innovation.