Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. FIELDS OF AUTHORITY. Special Purpose Governance in Ontario, 1815–2015 1
6. Introduction 3
7. 1. Local Institutional Change and the Policy Fields Approach 11
8. Part One: Local ABCs in Kitchener, Ontario
9. Introduction 23
10. 2. Berlin, Ontario, in the Age of the ABC 27
11. 3. The Special Purpose Routine: ABCs Triumphant 48
12. 4. Regional Reform and Municipal Restructuring: The Final Chapter? 71
13. Part Two: Local ABCs in Three Provincial-Municipal Domains
14. Introduction 99
15. 5. Public School Boards 105
16. 6. Local Boards of Health 138
17. 7. Hydro-Electric Commissions 171
18. 8. Conclusion 200
19. Notes 213
20. Bibliography 271
21. Index 295