Canadian municipal government / Kenneth Grant Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Kenneth Grant, author.

Series:

Canadian government series ; 6.

Canadian Government Series ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal government--Canada.

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1970.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The student who would understand the government of a country can only obtain a complete knowledge of it if he knows something of the government of its local subdivisions. Yet the Canadian student will find studies of Canadian local government almost non-existent. Similarly the citizen or municipal officer looking for details of the organization and operation of the several systems of local government in Canada needs, but has not yet had, one single source with all the information on the subject gathered together in readily available form. Mr. Crawford meets both needs in his excellent study, the sixth volume in the Canadian Government Series. Since local government in Canada comes under provincial jurisdiction, there are ten distinct systems having many similarities and diversities. Mr. Crawford's aim is to show how various Canadian municipal systems function, rather than to present a critical analysis of existing institutions and practices. But first he discusses the necessity of local government, its practical and political importance, the degree of self-government involved in local government and the factors contributing to this, and the weak constitutional position of local government, a position offset by the needs of the community, needs which can be best met by local government and which assure the continuance of that government despite the tightening of central control by province and nation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Contents

Appendices

Tables

Chapter I. Introduction

Chapter II. History of Municipal Government in Canada

Chapter III. Local Governments

Chapter IV. Municipal Councils

Chapter V. Council Organization and Operation

Chapter VI. Special Purpose Bodies

Chapter VII. Elections, By-Laws, and "Questions"

Chapter VIII. Municipal Administration

Chapter IX. Municipal Officers and Employees

Chapter X. Municipal Finance: Expenditures

Chapter XI. Municipal Finance: Tax Revenues

Chapter XII. Municipal Finance: Borrowings and Non-Tax Revenue

Chapter XIII. Assessment

Chapter XIV. Real Property Assessment

Chapter XV. Personal Property and Business Assessment

Chapter XVI. Taxation

Chapter XVII. Provincial-Municipal Relations

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5328-0

1-4426-3782-X

OCLC:

992507156