Backwater: Nova Scotia's Economic Decline [Paperback]

Peter Moreira (Author)

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Paperback: 166 pages
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (Nov 1 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155109746X
ISBN-13: 978-1551097466
Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 363 g

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #182,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This hard-hitting but fair assessment of Nova Scotia and the Maritimes will shock and surprise many Maritimers who have been conditioned to think that the east coast of Canada is one of the most liveable regions in the country. Author Peter Moreira, a native Maritimer who returned home after working overseas for more than a decade, offers a straightforward analysis of why the region has fallen so far behind the rest of the country in terms of most economic and social indicators. Backwater is not an attack on the place we call home, but rather a wide-ranging and timely examination of the region’s flawed policies and thinking. The book makes bold recommendations for fixing the Maritimes' current problems, citing many leading professionals and politicians in the region, including Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter.

About the Author

Peter Moreira has worked as a journalist in Halifax, Ottawa, Hong Kong, Seoul, and London for such news organizations as Bloomberg News, the South China Morning Post, and the Canadian Press. He is now a correspondent and editor for The Deal, a New York-based corporate finance publication. He is also the author of Hemingway on the China Front (Potomac Books 2006). Peter lives in St. Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia, with his wife, Carol, and children, Cat and Scott.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning and inspiring work, Jan 22 2011

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This review is from: Backwater: Nova Scotia's Economic Decline (Paperback)

At times frustrating, other times stunning and ultimately inspiring. Backwater take a systematic approach to examining the the current political and economic climates in both Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada and goes further to develop real recommendations and ideas for the future. Loved this book.

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