Canadian urban governance in comparative perspective /

"What does a comparative approach add to our understanding of Canadian municipal government, city governance, and municipal policy-making? Canadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective brings together experts in the field to situate Canada within global debates about the place of municip...

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Other Authors: Good, Kristin (Editor), Nelles, Jen, 1979- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2024]
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Table of Contents:
  • Positioning the Canadian City in Global Context and Debates / Kristin R. Good and Jen Nelles
  • Situating the Constitutional, Legal, and Historical Foundations of Canadian Municipal Government / Kristin R. Good
  • Understanding Canadian Urban Governance Comparatively: Methods, Theories, and Contributions / Kristin R. Good
  • Multilevel Urban Governance in Canada / Martin Horak
  • Metropolitan Governance and Institutional Responses to Urbanization / Jen Nelles
  • Municipal Finance / Enid Slack
  • Local Leadership and Forms of Municipal Government / Kristin R. Good, Kate Graham, and Jesse Helmer
  • Municipal Elections and Political Incorporation / Anne Mévellec, Brandon Bolduc, Guy Chiasson, and Veika Donatien
  • Municipalities, Public Services, and the Government-Citizen Interface in Comparative Perspective / John B. Sutcliffe and Sarah Cipkar
  • The Politics and Governance of Growth and Economic Development / Zachary Spicer
  • Municipalities, Urban Governance, and Climate Change / Tristan Cleveland and Elizabeth Schwartz
  • City Governance and Local Immigration Policy-Making / Kristin R. Good
  • Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Canadian Cities / Doug Anderson and Alexandra Flynn
  • Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Cities / Tari Ajadi and Kristin R. Good
  • Addressing Poverty and Social Polarization / Mara Sidney and Adam Straub
  • The Possibilities and Limitations of Local Politics and Comparative Urban Research / Jen Nelles and Kristin R. Good.