Starting in April 2006, a team of researchers based at Simon Fraser University will be studying social inclusion and civic engagement. Our primary hypothesis is that economic performance of city-regions depends on their ability to generate effective new forms of associateive governance - including, but not limited to, government-and collaborative leadership. Moreover, in those cases where such new forms of governance have been designed in socially inclusive ways, we are particularly interested in documenting the impact this has on the nature of development strategies pursued by city-regions, as well as the ultimate success of their regional economies. We encourage you to contact us, via smith@sfu.ca, if you would like to know more or get involved.

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