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8 Urban Local Government: Structure and Finance

  • Michael A. Goldberg and John Mercer
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The Myth of the North American City
This chapter is in the book The Myth of the North American City
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Tables ix
  4. Charts xiv
  5. Preface xv
  6. On Comparing American and Canadian Cities 1
  7. Values and Culture: A Context for Comparing American and Canadian Cities 12
  8. Social and Demographic Structure in Canada and the United States 32
  9. Economic Organization and Economic Institutions in Canada and the United States: The Fuel for Urban Growth and Change 67
  10. Political Structure, Culture and Institutions in Canada and the U.S. 114
  11. Urban Form and Institutions in Canada and the United States 139
  12. Urban Form and Social Characteristics 148
  13. Urban Local Government: Structure and Finance 195
  14. A Multivariate Approach to Metropolitan Differences 226
  15. Making Plain the Difference 246
  16. Notes 259
  17. Bibliography 283
  18. Subject and Place Index 299
  19. Name Index 305
https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774857031-011

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Tables ix
  4. Charts xiv
  5. Preface xv
  6. On Comparing American and Canadian Cities 1
  7. Values and Culture: A Context for Comparing American and Canadian Cities 12
  8. Social and Demographic Structure in Canada and the United States 32
  9. Economic Organization and Economic Institutions in Canada and the United States: The Fuel for Urban Growth and Change 67
  10. Political Structure, Culture and Institutions in Canada and the U.S. 114
  11. Urban Form and Institutions in Canada and the United States 139
  12. Urban Form and Social Characteristics 148
  13. Urban Local Government: Structure and Finance 195
  14. A Multivariate Approach to Metropolitan Differences 226
  15. Making Plain the Difference 246
  16. Notes 259
  17. Bibliography 283
  18. Subject and Place Index 299
  19. Name Index 305
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