The Limits of Boundaries
Why City-regions Cannot be Self-governing
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2008
- Category
- Urban, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773534643
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $125.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773534650
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773578425
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Andrew Sancton combines his own broad knowledge of global changes with an outline and comparison of the viewpoints of prominent social scientists to argue that city regions in western liberal democracies will not and cannot be self-governing. Self-government requires a territory delineated by official boundaries, but the multiple boundaries of city-regions, unlike the clear and undisputed boundaries of provinces and states, continue to move outward due to the constant growth and expansion of urban populations and services.
About the author
Andrew Sancton is professor of political science and director of the Local Government Program at the University of Western Ontario.