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The Financial Implications Of Amalgamation: The Case Of The City Of Toronto

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  • Harvey Schwartz

    (York University, Canada)

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The rapid population and economic growth of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in the late 1940?s and early 1950?s put a significant strain on the financial and administrative capabilities of the existing municipal governments. However, the existing municipalities wanted to preserve local interest and citizen participation. The province?s solution was a two-tier system of local government that more or less satisfied both objectives

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  • Harvey Schwartz, 2001. "The Financial Implications Of Amalgamation: The Case Of The City Of Toronto," Working Papers 2001_01, York University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:yca:wpaper:2001_01
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    1. Zachary Spicer, 2022. "Organizing Canadian Local Government," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 1(Future of), May.

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