Mario Polèse

Mario Polèse is professor emeritus at INRS (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), Montreal. He has written extensively on urban economics and regional development. His most recent books are The Wealth and Poverty of Cities: Why Nations Matter (Oxford U. Press) and Le miracle québécois (Boréal).

Articles by this author

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Does Vienna have the answer to Canada’s housing crisis?

by Mario Polèse March 25, 2024

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How sleepy Quebec City became an economic tiger

by Pierre Fortin, Mario Polèse January 10, 2024

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Can building more affordable housing be compatible with local democracy?

by Mario Polèse November 7, 2023

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Social Policy

Why is housing cheaper in Quebec than in Ontario?

by Mario Polèse August 7, 2023

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Why not replace the monarchy with a monarchy of a different kind?

by Mario Polèse December 12, 2022

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Is bilingualism doomed?

by Mario Polèse September 19, 2022

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Minority language rights: Charter’s Section 23 needs to be revised

by Mario Polèse April 5, 2022

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Why Quebec’s Bill 96 is good for national unity

by Mario Polèse September 22, 2021

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Quebec’s Bill 21: Is there room for more than one view of religion in Canada?

by Mario Polèse August 4, 2021

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Is modernizing the Official Languages Act a mission impossible?

by Mario Polèse May 20, 2021