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George Sciadas was with Statistics Canada’s Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division at the time this paper was written. He is currently on assignment with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
The author also acknowledges the assistance of Ben Veenhof, Statistics Canada.
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Catalogue no. 56F0004MWE, no. 14
Frequency: Occasional
ISSN 1492-7918
ISBN 0-662-44473-6
Ottawa