5 Overcoming Adversity, or Public Action in the Face of New Urban Problems: The Example of Montreal

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction: Multilevel Governance and Its Central Research Questions in Canadian Cities 3
5. Ascending the Main Stage?: Calgary in the Multilevel Governance Drama 26
6. Charlottetown: A Small, Quiet Seat of Government – No Boom, No Bust 53
7. Submerging the Urban: Halifax in a Multilevel Governance System 73
8. Overcoming Adversity, or Public Action in the Face of New Urban Problems: The Example of Montreal 104
9. Multilevel Governance and Public Policy in Saint John, New Brunswick 136
10. Policy Making in Saskatoon in a Multilevel Context: The Link Between Good Governance and Good Public Policy 162
11. St John’s, A City Apart: An Essay in Urban Exceptionalism 198
12. Multilevel Governance in Toronto: Success and Failure in Canada’s Largest City¹ 228
13. Multilevel Governance and Urban Development: A Vancouver Case Study 263
14. Multilevel Governance without Municipal Government: Minimalist Government in Winnipeg¹ 299
15. Conclusion: Understanding Multilevel Governance in Canada’s Cities 339
16. Contributors 371
17. Index 375