Foundations of Governance

Municipal Government in Canada's Provinces

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

AvAndrew Sancton,Robert A. Young,Robert a. Young,Robert A Young

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Municipalities are responsible for many essential services and have become vital agents for implementing provincial policies, including those dealing with the environment, emergency planning, economic development, and land use. In Foundations of Governance, experts from each of Canada's provinces come together to assess the extent to which municipal governments have the capacity to act autonomously, purposefully, and collaboratively in the intergovernmental arena.Each chapter follows a common template in order to facilitate comparison and covers essential features such as institutional structures, municipal functions, demography, and municipal finances. Canada's municipalities function in diverse ways but have similar problems and, in this way, are illustrative of the importance of local democracy. Foundations of Governance shows that municipal governments require the legitimacy granted by a vibrant democracy in order to successfully negotiate and implement important collective choices about the futures of communities.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-07-16
Mått162 x 238 x 33 mm
Vikt860 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieIPAC Series in Public Management and Governance
Antal sidor453
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9780802097095

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ContributorsPreface Robert Young and Andrew SanctonIntroduction Andrew Sancton1 Ontario David Siegel2 Quebec Serge Belley, Laurence Bherer, Guy Chiasson, Jean-Pierre Collin, Pierre Hamel, Pierre J. Hamel, and Mathieu Rivard with Julie Archambault3 Nova Scotia David M. Cameron with Paul A.R. Hobson4 New Brunswick Daniel Bourgeois and Frank Strain5 Manitoba Tom Carter6 British Columbia Patrick J. Smith and Kennedy Stewart7 Prince Edward Island David Bulger and James Sentence8 Saskatchewan Joseph Garcea and Donald Gilchrist9 Alberta Edward C. Lesage, Jr. and Melville L. McMillan10 Newfoundland and Labrador James. P. Feehan, Jeffery Braun-Jackson, Ronald Penney, and Stephen G. TomblinConclusion Robert YoungAppendix: Municipal Financial Data for Canad and by ProvinceIndex

'This volume provides solid empirical evidence and a sound foundation for future policies and legislative initiatives that may be contemplated by Canadian policy and Law- makers. Overall, this book delivers a comprehensive, insightful, and absorbing account of the intergovernmental relationships between municipal and provincial governments within Canada.' - John Meligrana (Urban studies Journal, vol 48: June 2011)