Bulletin n. 3/2006 | ||
December 2006 | ||
Le Blanc Marie-France |
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Two Tales of Municipal Reorganization: Toronto's and Montreal's Diverging Paths Toward Regional Governance and Social Sustainability | ||
in Canadian Journal of Political Science--Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 39 - Issue 03 - September 2006 , 2006 , 571-590 | ||
In Toronto and Montreal, territorial reorganizations modified the arrangements governing regional cooperation, the channels for citizen participation, and the composition of the civic community, all important factors that define the margins local authorities have to control and shape economic and social development. In both cases, these changes brought about a realignment of local civic forces and modified political arrangements at the metropolitan level, leading each city to break from its former path of development. | ||