SOR 1998-99 – Sustaining Futures for our Regions

The report was prepared for the delegates attending the First Regional Cooperation and Development Forum – Sustaining Futures for our Regions held in Canberra on 8 November 1998. Four elements of innovative regional economic development strategies are examined, as are historic trends over the period 1986 to 1996. The key indicators used are population, employed residents, unemployment, and real incomes and skills formation.