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Governing Urban Economies: Innovation and Inclusion in Canadian City Regions
Neil Bradford
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Description for Governing Urban Economies: Innovation and Inclusion in Canadian City Regions
Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Bradford, Neil; Bramwell, Allison. Series: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-regions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSG; JPR; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Today more than ever, cities matter to the economic and social well-being of the vast majority of Canadians. Canada's urban centers are simultaneously the engines of the national economy and the places where the risks of social exclusion are most concentrated, making innovative and inclusive urban governance an urgent national priority. 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 ... Read more
Today more than ever, cities matter to the economic and social well-being of the vast majority of Canadians. Canada's urban centers are simultaneously the engines of the national economy and the places where the risks of social exclusion are most concentrated, making innovative and inclusive urban governance an urgent national priority. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-regions
Condition
New
Weight
659g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442648562
SKU
V9781442648562
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About Neil Bradford
Neil Bradford is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Huron University College. Allison Bramwell is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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