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Presentation | 2006
Municipal Fiscal Imbalance Across Canada
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Association of Manitoba Municipalities' 8th Annual Convention in Winnipeg on November 30, 2006.
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Presentation | 2006
Public-Private Partnerships: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Randy Grimes
Co-sponsored by IBI Group on October 4, 2006, with presentations by Derek Burleton, Associate Vice President and Senior Economist, TD Bank Financial Group, and Randy Grimes, Director, IBI Group.
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Presentation | 2006
Large Cities Under Stress: Challenges and Opportunities
Enid Slack
Co-sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) on May 10, 2006, a presentation by Enid Slack, Larry Bourne and Heath Priston, with special guest Michael Harcourt, at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
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Presentation | 2006
Urban Containment – American Style
Arthur C. Nelson
Co-sponsored by the Neptis Foundation on April 18, 2006, a seminar with Arthur C. Nelson, Director of Urban Affairs and Planning, Alexandria Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
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Other | 2006
The Impact of Municipal Finance and Governance on Urban Sprawl
Enid Slack
This paper assesses the impact of municipal financial tools and governance on the pattern of urban growth. The first part considers how financing tools can affect urban growth patterns and analyzes the impact of four specific financing tools: development charges, property taxes, user fees, and tax increment financing. The second part considers the role played by local governance on urban growth patterns. The third part provides some concluding comments on approaches to finance and governance that could improve the prospects for compact development.
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Other | 2006
Fiscal Imbalance: The Case for Cities
Enid Slack
The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and extent of the fiscal imbalance at the municipal level in Canada.
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Other | 2006
Large Cities Under Stress: Challenges and Opportunities
Enid Slack, Larry S. Bourne, and Heath Priston
This background paper is related to an event co-sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) on May 10, 2006, featuring Enid Slack, Larry Bourne and Heath Priston, with special guest Michael Harcourt, at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
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Presentation | 2005
Governing Large Cities: A Comparative Perspective
Robert K. Vogel
Presentation on October 19, 2005 featuring keynote speaker Robert K. Vogel, Professor of Political Science and Urban Affairs, Director, Ph.D. Program, School of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville.
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