POLS 3270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Centre Wellington, Ontario, Regional Municipality, Police Services Act Of Ontario
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Places to grow act 2005: government actually paid attention to places that where growing and are trying to nd the most cost effective ways to grow. Guelph expected to grow to 169,000 by 2031. Gta = 44% of ontario gdp for example. Has a direct impact on your life but voting is very low compared to provincial/federal. Globalization: people, goods, capital and services move freely across the globe. Relevance of the nation state is questioned (meaningless?) If were not working with other countries we cant solve all of the problems. For example: can go anywhere and nd a mcdonalds. Ironically has contributed to an increased focus on the local governments. Global city: cities that are an important node in the economic system (tokyo, new york, paris) Have to have a variety of nancial outlets. City-region: transcend national boarders and encompass people from different countries. Local government: a more comprehensive term (municipality and agencies, boards, commissions or abcs)