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Governing ourselves? : the politics of Canadian communities /

"This book covers traditional topics such as government structures and institutions and intergovernmental relations. It also reaches more broadly into areas of inquiry relevant to geography, urban planning, environmental studies, public administration, sociology, and Canadian studies."--Ja...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAllister, Mary Louise, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1: Local democracy, a contested notion
  • Local self-government: perspectives on democracy
  • Local democracy and self-government: the historical legacy
  • Avenues of participation in local governance
  • 2: Shifting responsibilities: intergovernmental relations
  • The evolution of provincial-local relations and municipal government
  • Municipal restructuring
  • Contemporary intergovernmental relations
  • 3: The politics of space, place, and ecosystems
  • Core and peripheries to networked societies
  • The politics of urban planning
  • Environmental challenges: redefining the public interest
  • 4: The business of local administration and policy
  • Local public administration
  • Business, management, and the municipal corporation
  • 5: Surfing into the twenty-first century: local political communications
  • Local channels of information.