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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McAllister, Mary Louise, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Local government > Canada.
Municipal government > Canada.
Administration municipale > Canada.
Administration locale > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
Local government.
Municipal government.
Administration publique.
Démocratie.
Gouvernement municipal.
Histoire.
Politique municipale.
Relations intergouvernementales.
Canada.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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