Municipal reform in Canada : reconfiguration, re-empowerment and rebalancing

Abstract

Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Overview: Reconfiguration or Reinvention of Municipal Government? Part II: Municipal Reform in the Provinces and Territories: Case Studies 2. Local Government Reform in British Columbia, 1991-2005: One Oar in the Water 3. Muncipal Reform in Alberta: Breaking Ground at the New Millennium 4. Saskatchewan's Municipal Reform Agenda: Plethora of Processes and Proposals but Paucity of Products 5. Municipal Reform in Manitoba 6. Municipal Reform in Ontario 7. Municipal Reform in Quebec: The Trade-off between Centralization and Decentralization 8. Municipal Reform in Nova Scotia 9. Municipal Reform in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Tradition of Cautious Evolution 10. Municipal Reform in Prince Edward Island 11. Municipal Reform in New Brunswick: To Decentralize or Not To Decentralize? 12. Municipal Reform in the Northern Territories: Now for Something Different Part III: Comparative Overview 13. Reflections on Municipal Reform