Governing urban economies : innovation and inclusion in Canadian city-regions /
edited by Neil Bradford and Allison Bramwell.
- xiv, 342 p. ; 23 cm.
- Innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions .
- Innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions (Toronto, Ont.) .
Includes bibliographical references.
Governing Urban Economies is the first detailed scholarly examination of relations among governmental and community-based actors in Canadian city-regions. Comparing patterns of municipal-community relations and federal-provincial interactions across city-regions, this volume tracks the ways in which urban coalitions tackle complex economic and social challenges. Featuring an inter-disciplinary group of established and up-and-coming scholars, this collection breaks new ground in the Canadian urban politics literature and will appeal to urbanists working in a range of national contexts."--pub. desc.
Municipal government--Citizen participation--Canada--Case studies. Community development, Urban--Canada--Case studies. Sociology, Urban--Canada--Case studies. Gobierno municipal--Canada. Gobierno Municipal--Canadá--Participación ciudadana--Estudios de caso. Desarrollo comunitario--Canadá--Estudios de caso.