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The merger delusion : how swallowing its suburbs made an even bigger mess of Montreal /

Powerless under the country's constitution, Canadian municipal governments often find themselves in conflict with their provincial masters. In 2002, the Province of Quebec forcibly merged all cities on the Island of Montreal into a single municipality - a decision that was partially reversed in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trent, Peter (Peter F.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Synopsis : the cult of giantism; Language : Quebec's necessary obsession; Westmount then and now
  • The story. Political eunuchs and fiscal footmen (1663-1993); Metropolitan Montreal : suffocated by structures (1994-1995); Merger plans, the MUC, and a metropolitan miscarriage (1996); A Quebec divided : partition and downloading (1997); The seduction of simplicity : turn the MUC into a city (1998); Montreal's disease : suburban parasites or chronic maladministraton? (1999); Quebec's remedy : a huge new government or a huge new city (1999); Walking into a trap (2000); Hope and betrayal : Bernard proposes, Bouchard disposes (2000); If you can't ride two horses, you shouldn't be in the circus (2001); Forced to play the language card (2001); A fight to the finish (2001); The Poitras Report and a liberal victory (2002-2003); A megacity legitimized by the indfferenct and the absent (2003-2004); Rebirth for some, complexity for all (2004-2009); Scandals, a swollen payroll, and an uncelebrated tenth birthday (2009-2011); Conclusion : making good : rebuilding Montreal's local and regional government.