Manitoba Research Alliance
        on Community Economic Development 
              in the New Economy


Research Reports

Following is a listing of the research reports that are currently available. The reports are listed by topic and are available for download by clicking on the report title. The Alliance has also produced some thematic summaries that provide the highlights of all of the reports as they pertain to that theme. The summaries are available at the end of the list of report titles.

Section 1 Government Policy Towards CED

Government Policy Towards Community Economic Development in Manitoba (by: Lynne P. Fernandez)

The Manitoba Community Economic Development Lens: Local Participation and Democratic State Restructuring (by: Byron M. Sheldrick)

An Urban Aboriginal Human Resource Development Model Targeting the Inner City Social Service, Education, health and Justice Sectors - coming soon

Section 2 Employment Development in the New Economy

Community Initiation of Welfare-to-Work (by: Christopher Leo and Todd Andres)

Identifying Employment Opportunities for Low-Income People Within the Manitoba Innovation Framework (by: Garry Loewen, Jim Silver, Martine August, Patrick Bruning, Michael MacKenzie, and Shauna Meyerson)

Aboriginal Learners in Selected Adult Learning Centres in Manitoba (by: Jim Silver, Darlene Klyne and Freeman Simard)

Aboriginal Students and the Digital Divide: Non-Formal Learning in the Inner-City (by: Lawrence Deane and Sherry Sulivan)

Immigrants francophones et nouvelle économie. Défis linguistiques et ethniques à Winnipeg (by: Thibault Martin, Marie-Claude Perreault, Youssouf Digana and Diarietou Seye)

Section 3 Women and CED

Community Economic Development: Improving the Lives and Livelihoods of Women Through Socially Transforming Practice (An Honours Thesis by: Sarah Amyot)

Young Women Work: Community Economic Development to Reduce Women's Poverty and Improve Income (by: Molly McCraken, Kate Dykman, Francine Parent and Ivy Lopez)

Section 4 Land and Rural Development Policy in the New Economy

Manitoba Alternative: Food Production and Farm Marketing Models (by: Kreesta Doucette and Glen Koroluk) 

Agricultural Land Trust Research Project (by: Blair Hamilton)

The New Economy? Continuity and Change in Gardenton, MB (by: Susan Heald)  view video

Training Options That Would Increase Employment Opportunities for Local People in Resource Extraction Projects in Northern Communities (by: Nancy LeBlond and Sasha Brown)

Environment And Economic Development: Co-Managing A National Park While Stimulating Community Development In Churchill (MB) (by: Thibault Martin Ph.D., Lisa Falvo, and Mike Chotka)

Section 5 Aboriginal People, Resource Policy and the New Economy

New Partnerships in Hydro Development (by: David Hultin)

Closing the Economic Gap in Northern Manitoba Sustained Economic Development for Manitoba's First Nation Communities (by: The Boreal Forest Network)

Climate Change and the Tourist Economy of Churchill: Perspectives of Local Residents (by: Michael Chotka)

The Town That Lost its Name: The Impact of Hydro Electric Development on Grand Rapids, Manitoba (by: Peter Kulchyski and Ramona Neckoway)

Aboriginal Involvement in Community Development: The Case of Winnipeg's Spence Neighbourhood (by: Jim Silver with Joan Hay and Peter Gorzen)

In a Voice of Their Own: Urban Aboriginal Community Development (by: Jim Silver, Parvin Ghorayshi, Joan Han and Darlene Klyne)

'A Very Hostile System in Which to Live': Aboriginal Electoral Participation in Winnipeg's Inner City (by: Jim Silver, Cyril Keeper and Michael MacKenzie)

Section 7 Business Policy in the New Economy

State Policies to Enhance the New Economy: A Comparative Analysis (by: Michael Mackenzie, Jim Silver and Byron Sheldrick)

An Analysis of Winnipeg’s Information and Computer Technology Industry Within a Community Economic Development Framework (by: Melodie Friesen and Ian Hudson) 

The Effect of Information Technologies on Aboriginal Employment in the Airlines and Banking Sectors, Summary Report (by: Kathleen Sexsmith and Aaron Pettman)

The Effect of Information Technologies on Aboriginal Employment in the Airlines and Banking Sectors (by: Kathleen Sexsmith and Aaron Pettman)

CED-oriented Business Development Strategies for Winnipeg's North End (by: Brendan Reimer)

The Winnipeg Garment Industry: Industry Development and Employment (edited by: Raymond Wiest) 

Building Community Capacity or Supporting Electronic Sweatshops? Manitoba’s Publicly Funded Call Centre Training - coming soon

Culture Et Developpement Durable Dans Une Communaute Autochtone (by: Thibault Martin and Brieg Capitaine)

Comment Flirter Avec La Modernité Pout Conforter Son Identité: Projet Éducatif D'une Communauté Métisse Au Manitoba (by: Thibault Martin and Brieg Capitaine)

Boulevard Provencher: symbole et moteur du dynamisme de la francophonie manitobaine (by: Thibault Martin and Martin Bélanger)

Section 8 IT Preparedness

A Scan of Community Economic Development Organizations, Rural Communities and First Nations in Manitoba and their Participation in the New Economy (A Masters Thesis by: Carly Duboff)

Understanding the Real Advantage, Maximizing High-Speed Technology to Enhance Production and Encourage Growth in Rural Areas (by: MJSCONNEXION)

Internet Connectivity in a Northern Setting: A Churchill Case Study (by: Susannah Cameron, Robert Annis and John Everitt)

Impact of Information Technology on Community Economic Development Processes in Northern Manitoba Communities (by: Malcolm Cook, Tim Johnston, and Maxine Larway of the Northern e-BIZ Centre)

Using Information Communication Technology Tools to Facilitate Community Economic Development Networks (by: Susannah Cameron)

Section 9 Housing & Homelessness

Social Housing, Neighbourhood Revitalization and Community Economic Development (by: Ian Skelton, Cheryl Selig, and Lawrence Deane)

The Federal Government and Homelessness: Community Initiative or Dictation from Above? (by: Christopher Leo and Martine August)

Section 10 Other

Annotated Bibliography Community Economic Development (by: Parvin Ghorayshi, Marie-Claude Barrette-Molgat, Heather Graydon, and Sarah Amyot)

Economics for CED Practitioners (by: John Loxley and Laura Lamb)

The State of Community Economic Development in Winnipeg (by: John Loxley). Keynote Address to 'CD/CED in Winnipeg: Maintaining Momentum

Is CED an Alternative to the New Economy? Debates and Theoretical Issues (An Honours Thesis by Heather Graydon)

Implementing and Evaluating an Inner City Local Exchange Trading System (by: Paul Chorney)

The Evolution of Community Learning Networks: Political Philosophy and Historical Examples from Rural Manitoba. Working Paper#1 (by: Karen Rempel)

Lifelong Learning, Social Capital and Social Policies. Working Paper#2 (by: Karen Rempel)

Case Study of the Impact of a Community Learning Network on CED in the New Economy (by: Karen Rempel)

Thematic Summaries

Assessing the Impacts of the New Economy

CED and the New Economy: Women

CED and the New Economy: Northern Manitoba

Education and Training in CED and the New Economy

Potential of CED as a Response to the New Economy

Summary of Aboriginal Issues Related to CED in the New Economy

Summary of Business Issues Related to CED in the New Economy

Summary of Policy Issues Related to CED in the New Economy

Summary of Rural Issues Related to CED in the New Economy

Summary of Urban Issues Related to CED in the New Economy

               


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