Measuring the effectiveness of regional governing systems a comparative study of city regions in North America
Regional governance is a topical public policy issue and is receiving increased attention from scholars, government officials and civic leaders. As countries continue to urbanize and centralize economic functions and population in metropolitan regions, the traditional governing system is not equipp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Public administration, governance and globalization
Public Administration, Governance and Globalization ; 2 |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009468621306719 |
Table of Contents:
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Regional Governing Systems; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Regional Governance in North America; The Metropolitan Governance Problem; Basic Regional Governing Systems; Functions of a Regional Governing System; Measuring the Effectiveness of Regional Governance Systems; Purpose of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Local Government and Regionalism in North American: Background and Historical Development; Development of Local Government in America; Development of Local Government in Canada; Efficiency and Economy Versus Access and Participation
- Provision of Local Government ServicesLocal Government in the Intergovernmental System; Local Government Political Power; The Decentralization Movement; Concluding Thoughts; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Restructuring Governments in Urban Areas: First Iteration; Pressures to Reform Local Government; Annexation and Consolidation; The Case of New York Consolidation; Tiered Forms of Regional Government in the USA; Regional Government in Canada; Impact on Local Government in Ontario from the Toronto Restructuring; Process of Restructuring Government
- Template for Ratification of Proposed Structural ChangesNote; References; Chapter 4: Restructuring Government: The Abandonment of Metropolitan Government; Events Leading up to the Restructuring of Toronto; Opposition to the Toronto Amalgamation; Amalgamation in Quebec; Assessment of the Montreal Restructuring; Business and Political Support for Radical Restructuring; References; Chapter 5: Cooperative and Collaborative Regionalism; Cooperative Regionalism; Collaboration with Nongovernmental Organizations; Application of Regime Theory to the Regional Level; Private Sector and Regionalism
- Elements of Regional CollaborationPublic Sector Involvement and Support for Regional Collaboration; Comparative Case Study of Collaborative Regionalism; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Regional Governance by Special District; Portland Regional District; The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council; Vancouver Regional Governance; Regional Planning in Vancouver; Providing Regional Services in Vancouver; Advantages and Disadvantages of Regional Governance of the Vancouver Special District Model; Concluding Thoughts; References
- Chapter 7: The Costs of Radical Structural Change: The Case of Toronto and HamiltonToronto Restructuring; Organizing Services; Downloading Services; Financial Profile of the New City; Hamilton Restructuring; Financial and Administrative Profile; Assessing the Costs of Radical Restructuring; References; Chapter 8: Measuring the Effectiveness of Regional Governing Systems; Support for Centralized Governing Systems; Consolidated Versus Tiered Centralized Governing Structure; Support for Decentralized Governing Systems
- Evaluating Centralized and Decentralized Governing Systems on Service Delivery Measures
