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http://politicalscience.dal.ca/grad/thesislist06.htm

Rachael Gibson

The "New Deal for cities" movement: Assessing the democratic implications of "rescaling" the Canadian federation


Supervisor: Kristin Good
This thesis explores the current "New Deal for Cities" movement in Canada and, more generally, the emerging significance of urban municipalities in the twenty-first century, within the context of the theoretical debates about the relationship between democracy and intergovernmental relations. At present, theories of democracy and Canadian federalism focus largely on the Federal-Provincial relationship, to the relative exclusion of municipalities. This is not surprising given the standard interpretation in Canada of municipalities as "creatures of the provinces." However, given the recent resurgence of academic and political interest in cities, this study assesses the democratic implications of "rescaling" the Canadian federation to include urban municipalities. It finds that, in addition to the various economic and social arguments, there is a compelling democratic case for rethinking the role of urban municipalities within Canadian federalism.

http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/Christopher...ing_multi.html

RESCALING, MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND GLOBALIZATION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE