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Author:   Kristin Good ,  Jen Nelles
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781442634961

ISBN 10:   1442634960
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   24 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Part One – Introduction: A Global Perspective on the Canadian City 1. Positioning the Canadian City in the Global Context and Debates Kristin R. Good and Jen Nelles Part Two – Conceptual Foundations: Comparative Methods, Theory, and Rooting the Canadian Case 2. Situating the Constitutional, Legal, and Historical Foundations of Canadian Municipal Government: Historical Roots and Contemporary Challenges Kristin R. Good 3. Understanding Canadian Urban Governance Comparatively: Methods, Theories, and Contributions Kristin R. Good 4. Multilevel Urban Governance in Canada Martin Horak Part Three – Comparing Local Institutions 5. Metropolitan Governance and Institutional Responses to Urbanization Jen Nelles 6. Municipal Finance Enid Slack 7. Local Leadership and Forms of Municipal Government Kristin R. Good, Kate Graham, and Jesse Helmer 8. Municipal Elections and Political Incorporation Anne Mévellec, Brandon Bolduc, Guy Chiasson, and Veika Donatien 9. Municipalities, Public Services, and the Government-Citizen Interface in Comparative Perspective John B. Sutcliffe and Sarah Cipkar Part Four – Urban Policy Issues in a Global Canada 10. The Politics and Governance of Growth and Economic Development Zachary Spicer 11. Municipalities, Urban Governance, and Climate Change Tristan Cleveland and Elizabeth Schwartz 12. City Governance and Local Immigration Policy-Making Kristin R. Good 13. Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Canadian Cities Doug Anderson and Alexandra Flynn 14. Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Cities Tari Ajadi and Kristin R. Good 15. Addressing Poverty and Social Polarization Mara Sidney and Adam Straub Part Five – Conclusion: Exploring the Tensions 16. The Possibilities and Limitations of Local Politics and Comparative Urban Research Jen Nelles and Kristin R. Good Contributors Index

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Kristin Good is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and cross-appointed to the Law, Justice, and Society program at Dalhousie University. Jen Nelles is a professor of Systems and Spatial Analysis in the Oxford Brookes Business School at Oxford Brookes University.

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