{"product_id":"fields-of-authority-special-purpose-governance-in-ontario-1815-2015-hardback-9781487500184","title":"Fields of Authority; Special Purpose Governance in Ontario, 1815-2015 (Hardback) 9781487500184","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFields of Authority\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSpecial Purpose Governance in Ontario, 1815-2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJack Lucas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487500184\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 May 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 13 figures\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere we turn in Canadian local politics – from policing to transit, education to public health, planning to utilities – we encounter a peculiar institutional animal: the special purpose body. These \"ABCs\" of local government –  library boards, school boards, transit authorities, and many others – provide vital public services, spend large sums of public money, and raise important questions about local democratic accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFields of Authority\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Lucas provides the first systematic exploration of local special purpose bodies in Ontario. Drawing on extensive research in local and provincial archives, Lucas uses a \"policy fields\" approach to explain how these local bodies in Ontario have developed from the nineteenth century to the present. A lively and accessible study, \u003ci\u003eFields of Authority \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to readers interested in Canadian political history, urban politics, and urban public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Local Institutional Change and the Policy Fields Approach \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: LOCAL ABCS IN KITCHENER, ONTARIO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e2. Berlin, Ontario in the Age of the ABC\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Special-Purpose Routine: ABCs Triumphant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Regional Reform and Municipal Restructuring: The Final Chapter? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: LOCAL ABCS IN THREE PROVINCIAL-MUNICIPAL DOMAINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e5. Public School Boards\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Local Boards of Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Hydro-Electric Commissions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595447759128,"sku":"9781487500184","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fields-of-authority-special-purpose-governance-in-ontario-1815-2015-hardback-9781487500184","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}