Governing Metropolitan Regions in the 21st Century
Governing Metropolitan Regions in the 21st Century

Author: Donald Phares

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-01-28

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1317469585

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While government provides the structure of public leadership, governance is the art of public leadership. This timely book examines current trends in metropolitan governance issues. It analyzes specific cases from thirteen major metropolitan regions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, all woven together by an overall framework established in the first three chapters. The distinguished contributors address such governance issues as city-county consolidation, local-federal coordination, annexation and special districting, and private contracting, with special attention to lessons learned from both successes and failures. As urban governance innovations have clearly outpaced urban government structures in recent years, the topics covered here are especially relevant.

Canada on the Threshold of the 21st Century
Canada on the Threshold of the 21st Century

Author: C.H.W. Remie

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1991-08-22

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 9027274088

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This collection contains a selection of papers presented a the very First All-European Canandian Studies Conference that took place in The Hague, October 24-27, 1990. This unique meeting took place for the first time in the history of Canadian Studies. The focus of the papers is on the future rather than the past and it took place at a moment in time when Canada went through major crises that raised serious doubts about the country’s future. The papers of this volume explore the main issues and problems that Canada faces. The volume contains sections on demography, environmental problems, economic transformations, Canadian identity, political power structure, aboriginal issues and Canada’s international relations. As a whole the book takes stock where Canada stands and where it is going.