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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2004
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- Metropolitan Governance in Canada or the Persistence of Institutional Reforms Jean Pierre Collin Mariona Tomàs Estudios Territoriales Canada governance municipal reforms metropolitan areas JEL Classification: R59 In this article, we explore the main features of metropolitangovernance in Canada. The first part of the paper is devoted to a briefoverview of the characteristics of metropolitan areas in Canada andthe system of local government. Secondly, we focus our analysis on theleading metropolitan areas, paying special attention to the reformsthat they have overcome in the recent decade. As we will see, theCanadian model of metropolitan governance is still dominated byinstitutional reforms, mainly the amalgamation of municipalities inthe metropolitan area. The next section of the article examines thereasons explaining the persistence of the institutional approach. Afterthat, we present the current trends in metropolitan governance, i.e. theclaims coming from Canadian cities for more legal and fiscalautonomy. We conclude the paper with some hints about the future ofmetropolitan governance in Canada. 2004 artículo científico 1697-6223 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=50400201 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=504 Urban Public Economics Review application/pdf Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Urban Public Economics Review (España) Num.2