Jim Lightbody

City Politics, Canada

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"City Politics, Canada will both irritate and please, but it should be read—it raises all the important questions about urban governance in Canada." - Caroline Andrew, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 178mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 898g
• ISBN-13: 9781551117539
• ISBN-10: 1551117533
• Artikelnr.: 49032864

Autorenporträt

By James Lightbody

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introductory Note
Part I: An Introduction to Canadian Metropolitan Politics
Chapter 1: The study of urban politics
Chapter 2: The policy-making system of the Canadian city
Chapter 3: Urban political culture and the limits to policy choice
Chapter 4: The development of locally accountable organizations
Part II: The Politics of City Governing
Chapter 5: Elections and voters
Chapter 6: Political parties and theories of local non-partisanship 
Chapter 7: Interests and lobbying at City Hall
Chapter 8: Social movements, leadership, and the policy agenda
Part III: Intergovernmental Issues and Metropolitan Governing
Chapter 9: Relations among governments
Chapter 10: Standing issues in regional governing
Chapter 11: Theoretical questions about metropolitan institutions
Chapter 12: Organizing city governments in the metropolis
Chapter 13: The politics of local government reform
Part IV: Canadian Metropolitan Centres in a World Context
Chapter 14: The impact of world practices on Canadian metropolitan cities
Glossary
References
Index of Names
Index of Subjects