Search Results for: Fiscal Health

What are the consequences of home rule authority on fiscal sustainability? What lessons does this hold for Canadian municipalities?
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As experience with decentralization has accumulated, perceptions of both the problems that often accompany decentralization and the best ways to deal with them have evolved. This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge the gap between the conventional textbook treatment of fiscal decentralization and the actual practice of subnational government finance.
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Fracking has revolutionized international oil and gas markets practically overnight, but its impact on local public finance and governance have largely been overlooked. While operating under federal and state constraints, the key ongoing policy question is whether and to what extent local governments can – and should – have the power to manage the industry’s effects on their communities.
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Enid Slack, IMFG Director, presented, “Smart Villages- Financing Services and Infrastructure” as part of The Fields Institute Conference on Smart Villages on April 4, 2018.
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Gabriel Eidelman, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy & Governance, and co-founder of the University of Toronto City Hall Task Force, delivered opening remarks at the Building a Better Budget Process in Toronto panel on December 19, 2017.
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Joe Pennachetti, IMFG Senior Fellow and former Toronto City Manager, presented at the Building a Better Budget Process in Toronto panel on December 19, 2017.
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Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director, Research, C.D. Howe Institute, presented at the Building a Better Budget Process in Toronto panel on December 19, 2017.
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Riley Peterson, Budget Lead, Toronto Youth Cabinet, presented at the Building a Better Budget Process in Toronto panel on December 19, 2017.
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