A Charter for the People
A Research Note on the Debate about Municipal Autonomy in Toronto
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6404468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Keil (0000-0002-1904-4623, York University), Douglas Young (York University), Douglas L Young (York University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-102 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1078087403253055 |
| OpenAlex | W2066114926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
The authors discuss municipal autonomy in Toronto and contextualize this debate by analyzing the recent history of governance restructuring in Toronto and Canada's changing state architecture. Specifically,proposals for and conversations about a possible Toronto charter are discussed. On the basis of document research and interviews,the authors present the arguments and politics of the main actors in the charter debate,noting that there is both agreement and disagreement among those interested in the issue about the exact functions,reach,and scope of the charter. The conclusion ties the debate back into the current policy debate on Canada's cities
Autonomy · Charter · Corporate governance · Economics · Management · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · Scope (computer science · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance · Urbanization and City Planning
Comparing metropolitan governance
State rescaling in practice
Repenser l’autonomie locale
Re-territorializing democracy
Is there regionalism after municipal amalgamation in Toronto
Toronto’s governance crisis
Re‐thinking local autonomy
The Journalistic Field and the City
Hey, Mayors, Leave Them Kids Alone
Protecting the Right of Local Self-Government
Making New Political Spaces
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |