{"product_id":"governing-ourselves-the-politics-of-canadian-communities-hardback-9780774810623","title":"Governing Ourselves?; The Politics of Canadian Communities (Hardback) 9780774810623","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGoverning Ourselves?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Politics of Canadian Communities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Louise McAllister (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774810623\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 May 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 62 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 3 tables, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.5 x 3.2 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBy asking the question, 'are we governing ourselves?', McAllister delves into theses muddy waters in an admirably honest manner ... McAllister's book is a useful teaching and scholarly resource for grappling with the democratic and administrative uncertainty that remains a large dimension of Canada's public sector. - Jeffery Roy, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University (Local Government Studies, vol. 32, no. 4, Autumn 2004) Highly recommended. - A.F. Johnson, Bishop's University (Choice, June 2005)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular rhetoric suggests that the twenty-first century has ushered in an era of homogeneity. Urbanization, globalization, amalgamation, media conglomeration, and technological convergence have become familiar terms. Given the pressures of integration and assimilation, how are people within communities able to make decisions about their own environment, whether individually or collectively? To what extent can they govern themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoverning Ourselves?\u003c\/em\u003e explores issues of influence and power within local institutions and decision-making processes using numerous illustrations from municipalities across Canada. It shows how communities large and small, from Toronto to Iqaluit, have distinctive political cultures and therefore respond differently to changing global and domestic environments. Case studies of Prince George, Sherbrooke, Saint John, and Kitchener-Waterloo are used to illuminate historical and contemporary challenges to local governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stimulating 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTables, Figures, and Boxes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Local Democracy, a Contested Notion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Local Self-Government: Perspectives on Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Local Democracy and Self-Government: The Historical Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Avenues of Participation in Local Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Shifting Responsibilities: Intergovernmental Relations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 The Evolution of Provincial-Local Relations and Municipal Government\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Municipal Restructuring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: The Politics of Space, Place, and Ecosystems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Core and Peripheries to Networked Societies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 The Politics of Urban Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Environmental Challenges: Redefining the Public Interest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: The Business of Local Administration and Policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Local Public Administration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Business, Management, and the Municipal Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5: Surfing into the Twenty-First Century: Local Political Communications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Local Channels of Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography Credits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531053297944,"sku":"9780774810623","price":63.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/governing-ourselves-the-politics-of-canadian-communities-hardback-9780774810623","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}