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Canadian local government : an urban perspective / Andrew Sancton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: xvii, 355 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780195427561
  • 0195427561
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.850971
LOC classification:
  • JS 1710 S194c 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
I.- The legal and political framework: 1 What is local government?-- 2 Why local government?-- 3 Central governments and local governments-- 4 Special-purpose bodies-- II.- Adapting to urbanization: 5 Urban and rural-- 6 Annexations-- 7 Two-Tier metropolitan and regional governments-- 8 Amalgamations and de-amalgamations-- III.- Politics and management in Canadian urban government: 9 Municipal politics, councils and elections-- 10 Developers, councillors and citizens-- 11 Mayors and local political leadership-- 12 Senior management and labour unions- IV.- Financial Issues: 13Budgets, grants, and user fees-- 14 The property tax-- 15 Conclusion: Change, importance and complexity.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JS 1710 S194c 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000116567

Includes bibliographical references: p ([335]- 341) and index

I.- The legal and political framework: 1 What is local government?-- 2 Why local government?-- 3 Central governments and local governments-- 4 Special-purpose bodies-- II.- Adapting to urbanization: 5 Urban and rural-- 6 Annexations-- 7 Two-Tier metropolitan and regional governments-- 8 Amalgamations and de-amalgamations-- III.- Politics and management in Canadian urban government: 9 Municipal politics, councils and elections-- 10 Developers, councillors and citizens-- 11 Mayors and local political leadership-- 12 Senior management and labour unions- IV.- Financial Issues: 13Budgets, grants, and user fees-- 14 The property tax-- 15 Conclusion: Change, importance and complexity.

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