POL346Y5 Lecture : Urban Politics Lecture Notes.docx
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* tindal and tindal chapters 1 and 3. In theories of urban politics, second edition, eds. Jonathan s. davies and david l. imboscio, pp. The changing context and growing importance of urban municipalities. Urban politics and local government as an area of scholarly research. Local gov"t in the text- the type of gov"t (sub-national scale towns villages cities) a process by which policies are made within a designated geographical area. Municipal vs. local government: often used interchangeably, textbook distinguishes between the two, municipal gov"t- the type, local gov"t the process. Basic features of municipalities incorporated entities (eg. village, town, city) Empowered to deal with a wide range of local issues. Govt refers to particular kinds of public institutions vested with formal authority to make decisions on behalf of the entire local community. Collaborative relationships and decision-making take place between officials in these local institutions.
