Industrial policy is a vital and important field that contributes to decisions about public policy and business and is directly responsible for promoting growth and increasing competitiveness in local and global economies. Examining the most significant industrial policy issues in Canada, Industrial Organization in Canada presents contributions from the top Canadian researchers in this field, who survey both new directions in the field and areas that have been neglected but remain important.

Using state-of-the-art empirical techniques, contributors address the policy challenges raised by globalization, the internet and other technological advances, innovation, and the rise of security measures in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Chapters are organized around five themes: recent developments and policy challenges, Canadian firms in the information age, research and development and innovation, regulation and industrial performance, and securing trade and investment opportunities.

The only substantive research volume on this subject in two decades, Industrial Organization in Canada is a welcome resource for policy makers, researchers, and academics concerned with industrial policy issues in contemporary Canada.

Zhiqi Chen is a professor of economics at Carleton University and co-editor of the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.Marc Duhamel is the director of the Market Structure and Framework Policy Analysis Directorate of the Economic Research and Policy Analysis Branch at Industry Canada and an adjunct professor of economics at the University of Windsor.

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"A well-defined industrial policy or strategy is absolutely essential in order to ensure a strong, competitive, and innovative economy with persistently high growth rates. In this respect, academic research is a vital input, not only providing guidance but also acting as a stimulus in developing appropriate strategies ... Industrial Organization in Canada is an invaluable contribution that discusses and pinpoints the need for research in certain sectors, empirically evaluates the effects of existing policies, and develops theoretical models that can be used by policymakers to assess the likely impacts of possible industrial strategies. There are no other books that are of such contemporary relevance and such wide-ranging depth and coverage." Anindya Sen, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo