{"product_id":"governing-toronto-bringing-back-the-city-that-worked-9781460252000","title":"Governing Toronto: Bringing back the city that worked","description":"In stark contrast to the dysfunctional megacity of today, The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was a city that worked. Some refer to this period from 1954 to 1998 as Toronto's \"Golden Age\".\u003cbr\u003eThis book traces the growth and governance of the city from its creation in 1834 through its successful Metro years to why and how the decision was made to establish the present megacity while at the same time either accidentally or deliberately turning the Ontario government into both a provincial government and a regional government, as well, for a significantly enlarged Greater Toronto Area.\u003cbr\u003eThen it urges the provincial government to initiate a long over-due review of the governance of the city aimed at returning it to a city that works either by way of a de-amalgamation, as successfully achieved in Montreal, or at the very least by a decentralization of local responsibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781460252000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Alan Redway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403402342581,"sku":"9781460252000","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_63e5a1d0-f9eb-46d5-91ef-9e4fc808827e.jpg?v=1774969097","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/governing-toronto-bringing-back-the-city-that-worked-9781460252000","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}