{"product_id":"the-thin-edge-of-innovation-roger-hayter-9780774869935","title":"The Thin Edge of Innovation: Metro Vancouver's Evolving Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA study of Vancouver's local businesses and the city's opportunities for growth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aligned with global trends in post-industrialization, the economy of metro Vancouver is changing, but along its own trajectory. The focus is shifting away from resource-based activities to local entrepreneurial initiatives across a remarkable range of industries, from software to craft beer, biopharmaceuticals, and mountain bikes. This evolution is being shaped by local business and the city's location on the national and global periphery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thin Edge of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the performance of signature businesses in these entrepreneurial sectors to grow and foster industrial clusters and integrate with the global economy. The contributors give a mixed report card to this economic transition. Within metro Vancouver, innovation has stimulated economic diversification and promises to deliver high-income jobs. But this diversification has also been thinly spread and lacks deep local roots or dominant anchor companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This constructive study examines the distinctive opportunities facing metro Vancouver. Despite challenges, it reveals a region with undoubted potential for sustained, broadly beneficial local development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Hayter, Jerry Patchell, Kevin Rees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774869933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774869935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Roger Hayter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685954081023,"sku":"9780774869935","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c824566-ff12-402b-ac97-40efc2086c56.jpg?v=1741727266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-thin-edge-of-innovation-roger-hayter-9780774869935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}