IT Investment Strategy for Development: An &apos;Instrumental Analysis&apos; Based on the Tasmanian and New Brunswick Information Technology Strategies

Courvisanos, Jerry

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IT Investment Strategy for Development: An 'Instrumental Analysis' Based on the Tasmanian and New Brunswick Information Technology Strategies

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Author(s): Jerry Courvisanos

Publication date (Print): March 2000

Journal: Prometheus

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Investment, Innovation, Information Technology, Industrial Policy, Structural Change, Regional Economies

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In April 1997, Tasmania (Australia) adopted the reputably successful New Brunswick (Canada) industrial strategy to build an information technology (IT) industry of significance. The strategy aims to overcome isolation in small regional economies and structurally change from declining natural resource industries. Both plans reject neo-classical economics-based industry policy, opting instead for a strong state-based investment planning approach. An analytical framework is set out, using Adolph Lowe's 'Instrumental Analysis', to examine implementation of both IT strategies. Implications of this analysis are drawn for any attempts at developing IT regional plans and, more generally, as a guide for broad strategic-based national industrial strategies.

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Title: Prometheus

Subtitle: Critical Studies in Innovation

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Print): 0810-9028

ISSN (Electronic): 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): March 2000

Volume: 18

Issue: 1

Pages: 75-91

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DOI: 10.1080/08109020050000672

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Caples J.. 1998. . 'Huge jobs boost'. . The Examiner . , 6 February;: 1
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[1] Lowe A.. 1976. . The Path of Economic Growth . , p. 11––12. . Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press. .

[2] Oakley A.. 1987. . “'Introduction: Adolph Lowe's contribution to the development of a political economies'. ”. In Essays in Political Economics: Public Control in a Democratic Society . , Edited by: Lowe A.. New York : : New York University Press. .

[3] Lowe A.. 1965. . On Economic Knowledge: Towards a Science of Political Economics, . , various editions.

[4] Altman M.. 1996. . Human Agency and Material Welfare: Revisions in Microeconomics and their Implications/or Public Polity . , Boston : : Kluwer Academic Publishers. .

[5] Charles D., Alien R. and Buckeridge R.. 1997. . Spectator or Serious Player?: Competitiveness of Australia's Information Industries . , Melbourne : : Alien Consulting. .

[6] Nelson R.. 1974. . 'Neoclassical vs. evolutionary theories of economic growth: critique and prospectus'. . The Economic Journal . , December;: 886––905. .

[7] Freeman C.. 1995. . 'The "National System of Innovation" in historical perspective'. . Cambridge Journal of Economics . , Vol. 19:: 5––24. .

[8] 1991. . The report: OECD, Technology and Productivity: The Challenge for Economic Polity . , Paris : : Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development. .

[9] Goldsworthy A.. . 1997. . The Global Information Economy: The Way Ahead . , Canberra , , August: : The Information Industries Task Force for the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, Commonwealth of Australia. .

[10] Mortimer D.. . July. 1997 . Going for Growth: Business Programs for Investment, Innovation and Export . , July. , Canberra : : Commonwealth of Australia. .

[11] Kalecki Michal. . 1986. . Selected Essays on Economic Planning . , Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press. .

[12] Tapscott D.. 1995. . The Digital Economy: Promise and Parti in the Agi of Networked Intelligence . , New York : : McGraw Hill. .

[14] United Nations Development Program. . 1999. . Human Development Report 1999 . , New York : : United Nations. .

[15] Thurow L. C.. 1998. . Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy . , New York : : Harpercollins. .

[16] Simon H. C.. 1976. . Administrative Behavior, . , 3rd edition. , New York : : Free Press. .

[17] Dixit A. and Pindyck R.. 1994. . Investment Under Uncertainty . , Princeton : : Princeton University Press. .

[18] Richardson G. B.. 1960. . Information and Investment: A Study in the Working of the Competitive Economy . , second edition. , London : : Oxford University Press. .

[19] Loundes J.. 1999. . “'The states'. ”. In Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends, Issue 3.99 . , Edited by: Mercer-Melbourne Institute. . p. 27––35. . Melbourne : : University of Melbourne. .

[20] McCall T.. 1999. . 'Call centres in regional Australia: panacea or poor relation of the information economy'. In: . paper presented at the 3rd National Conference on Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia; . September 16-17– 1999 ; , Sunshine Coast .

[21] Courvisanos J.. 1996. . Investment Cycles in Capitalist Economies . , Cheltenham , , UK: : Edward Elgar. .

[22] Hillinger C., Reiter M. and Weser T.. 1992. . “'Micro foundations of the second-order accelerator and of cyclical behaviour". ”. In Cyclical Growth in Market and Planned Economies . , Edited by: Hillinger C.. p. 179 Oxford : : Clarendon Press. .

[23] Hollanders H., Soete L. and ter Weel B.. 1999. . “'Trends in growth convergence and divergence and changes in technological access and capabilities'. ”. In MERIT Research Memorandum 99-019 . , Maastricht : : Maastricht University. .

[24] Stanfield J. R. . 1995. . Economics, Power and Culture: Essays in the Development of Radical Institutionalism . , p. 26––7. . London : : Macmillan. .

[26] Soete L.. 1999. . 'The new economy: a European perspective'. In: . paper presented to the European Socio-Economic Research Conference; . April 28-30– 1999 ; , Brussels . . pp.p. 17––23. .

[27] Hewlett M., McBride S. and Ramesh M.. 1996. . 'The new interventionism in Canada: an assessment'. . Journal of Australian Political Economy . , Vol. 37: June;: 98

[29] Rose J. W.. 1995. . “'The selling of New Brunswick: fibre optics or optical illusion'. ”. In Canada: The State of the Federation 1995 . , Edited by: Brown D. M. and Rose J. W.. p. 171––87. . Kingston : : The Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. .

[30] Scott R. and Nichols K.. 1997. . 'Re-inventing Tasmania: the New Brunswick experience'. . The Examiner . , Vol. 28: 29 & 30 May;

[32] Government of New Brunswick. . 1994. . Driving the Information Highway: The Report of the New Brunswick Task Force on the Electronic Information Highway, Information Highway Secretariat . , Fredericton : : Department of Economic Development. .

[33] Government of New Brunswick. . April. 1993 . Toward Self Sufficiency: Strategy for Economic Development . , April. , p. 6Department of Economic Development and Tourism. .

[34] Islam I. and Chowdhury A.. 1997. . Asia-Pacific Economies: A Survey . , p. 39 London : : Roudedge. .

[35] Clark N.. 1997. . 'Net in state "costly" '. . The Examiner . , 24 October;: 5

[36] 1997. . 'Access costly in Tasmania'. . The Examiner . , 27 October;: 15

[37] Collenette P.. 1997. . 'In search of a new direction'. . The Examiner . , 31 May;: 4––5. .

[38] Clark N.. 1997. . 'Firms urged to act together'. . The Examiner . , 17 June;: 11

[39] Lawrence K.. 1997. . 'Factors inhibiting the utilisation of electronic commerce facilities in Tasmanien small-to medium-sized enterprises'. In: . Proceedings of the Eighth Australasian Conference on Information Systems; . September– 1997 ; , Adelaide . . pp.p. 587––97. .

[40] Examiner. . 1997. . 'You've lost the plot'. . The Saturday Examiner . , 9 August;: 1

[41] Courvisanos J.. 1999. . 'Region in transition: Schumpeterian road to recovery in Tasmania'. . Journal of Economic and Social Policy . , Vol. 4((1)) Summer;: 45––62. .

[42] Caples J.. 1998. . 'Huge jobs boost'. . The Examiner . , 6 February;: 1

[43] Clark N.. 1998. . 'North wins Weslpac Call Centre'. . The Examiner . , 2 January;: 1––2. .

[44] Simmonds M.. 1997. . '200 jobs for Hobart Call Centre'. . The Examiner . , 11 October;: 4

[45] Business North. . 1998. . 'The information economy'. . Northern Economie Bulletin, Northern Tasmanien Regional Development Board . , Vol. 3: December;: 3––6. .