{"product_id":"foundations-of-governance-municipal-government-in-canadas-provinces-paperback-softback-9780802096500","title":"Foundations of Governance; Municipal Government in Canada's Provinces (Paperback \/ softback) 9780802096500","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFoundations of Governance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMunicipal Government in Canada's Provinces\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Sancton (Edited by), Robert A. Young (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802096500\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e453 pages, 32 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This volume provides solid empirical evidence and a sound foundation for future policies and legislative initiatives that may be contemplated by Canadian policy and Law- makers. Overall, this book delivers a comprehensive, insightful, and absorbing account of the intergovernmental relationships between municipal and provincial governments within Canada.' - John Meligrana (Urban studies Journal, vol 48: June 2011)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMunicipalities are responsible for many essential services and have become vital agents for implementing provincial policies, including those dealing with the environment, emergency planning, economic development, and land use. In \u003cem\u003eFoundations of Governance\u003c\/em\u003e, experts from each of Canada's provinces come together to assess the extent to which municipal governments have the capacity to act autonomously, purposefully, and collaboratively in the intergovernmental arena.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter follows a common template in order to facilitate comparison and covers essential features such as institutional structures, municipal functions, demography, and municipal finances. Canada's municipalities function in diverse ways but have similar problems and, in this way, are illustrative of the importance of local democracy. \u003cem\u003eFoundations of Governance\u003c\/em\u003e shows that municipal governments require the legitimacy granted by a vibrant democracy in order to successfully negotiate and implement important collective choices about the futures of communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cem\u003eRobert Young and Andrew Sancton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cem\u003e Andrew Sancton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Ontario \u003cem\u003eDavid Siegel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Quebec \u003cem\u003eSerge Belley, Laurence Bherer, Guy Chiasson, Jean-Pierre Collin, Pierre Hamel, Pierre J. Hamel, and Mathieu Rivard with Julie Archambault\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Nova Scotia \u003cem\u003eDavid M. Cameron with Paul A.R. Hobson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 New Brunswick \u003cem\u003eDaniel Bourgeois and Frank Strain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Manitoba \u003cem\u003eTom Carter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 British Columbia \u003cem\u003ePatrick J. Smith and Kennedy Stewart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Prince Edward Island \u003cem\u003eDavid Bulger and James Sentence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Saskatchewan \u003cem\u003eJoseph Garcea and Donald Gilchrist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Alberta \u003cem\u003eEdward C. Lesage, Jr. and Melville L. McMillan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10 Newfoundland and Labrador\u003cem\u003e James. P. Feehan, Jeffery Braun-Jackson, Ronald Penney, and Stephen G. Tomblin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cem\u003eRobert Young\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Municipal Financial Data for Canad and by Province\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e \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":52545915748632,"sku":"9780802096500","price":30.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/foundations-of-governance-municipal-government-in-canadas-provinces-paperback-softback-9780802096500","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}