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Regionalism, Municipal Organization, and Interlocal Cooperation in Canada

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  • Zachary Spicer

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The challenge of governing multi-municipal areas is a long-standing policy problem for those who study local government. While changes to government structures are often suggested as a solution to the coordination and servicing dilemmas inherent within metropolitan areas, more recent research has demonstrated that decentralized, voluntary means of interlocal cooperation show promise in providing for service and policy continuity within these regions. Very little research has been conducted on the state of voluntary cooperation in Canadian metropolitan areas. This article seeks to correct this by studying interlocal agreements within six Canadian metropolitan areas, while introducing new measures for examining the intensity of these relationships. Overall, this article finds that municipalities within these areas are using interlocal agreements sparingly, and those with arrangements are mostly signing low-value, low-risk agreements that do not integrate governance mechanisms or service responsibility.

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  • Zachary Spicer, 2015. "Regionalism, Municipal Organization, and Interlocal Cooperation in Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 41(2), pages 137-150, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:41:y:2015:i:2:p:137-150
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2014-078
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    1. Soyoung Kim & Woo-Je Kim & Richard Clark Feiock, 2021. "An Item Response Theory Model of Inter-Regional Collaboration for Transportation Planning in the United States," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-15, September.
    2. Deaton, B. James & Lipka, Bethany, 2021. "The provision of drinking water in First Nations communities and Ontario municipalities: Insight into the emergence of water sharing arrangements," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 189(C).

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