Governing urban economies : innovation and inclusion in Canadian city-regions /

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.

9781442648562 (bound) 1442648562 (bound) 9781442626270 (pbk.) 1442626275 (pbk.)

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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.


Canada--Economic conditions--Case studies.

JS 1710 / G721 2014

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