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Intellectual Assets and Innovation: The SME Dimension

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OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Québec, Canada

This review examines Québec's rural policy approach, which aims at community empowerment and land occupancy, and presents recommendations for integrating social, economic and entrepreneurial development and implementing stabilisation measures in lagging areas.