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Product Description The issues associated with sustainable production are among the most important facing the world in the early 21st century. While most of the scholarship in this area has been produced in the United States and Europe, not much has been written from a Canadian perspective. Sustainable Production establishes a Canadian presence in the sustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities and constraints facing the public and private sectors as Canada strives to move public policy and industrial practice forward. Sustainable production envisions an industrial system that would maximize resource efficiency, minimize environmental impacts, and replenish natural capital, while providing safe and satisfying employment opportunities. From the Inside Flap Sustainable Production focuses on the systems by which industrial economies produce goods and services and the ways in which investment and production decisions are influenced by public policy. From the Back Cover Sustainable Production focuses on the systems by which industrial economies produce goods and services and the ways in which investment and production decisions are influenced by public policy. About the Author Glen Toner is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. He is also on the panel of advisors to the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development.