Canadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective

A comparative approach to Canadian municipal government, city governance, and municipal policy-making adds to our understanding of these topics by situating Canada within global debates, highlighting seminal works by Canadian scholars, and analyzing comparisons of major elements of municipal systems. It explores the conceptual and institutional foundations of Canadian municipal systems, highlights important urban and global policy challenges, and invites readers to reflect upon and assess the extent to which Canadas current municipal systems are up to the task of contributing to effective and equitable responses to contemporary urban challenges and to enriching democratic life in Canada.

Format: Hardback
Length: 556 pages
Publication date: 29 November 2024
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Canadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective is a comprehensive book that explores the place of municipalities in democratic constitutions and systems of governance. It offers a comprehensive coverage of Canadian municipal government and governance, situating them in a comparative perspective and highlighting seminal works by Canadian scholars. The book analyzes comparisons of major elements of municipal systems and examines some of the most important urban and global policy challenges of our time, including the politics of growth and development, climate change, immigrant settlement, addressing racism, municipal-Indigenous relations, and tackling poverty and social polarization. It invites readers to reflect upon and assess the extent to which Canadas current municipal systems are up to the task of contributing to effective and equitable responses to contemporary urban challenges and to enriching democratic life in Canada.

Weight: 1g
Dimension: 235 x 191 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781442634961