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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791558203321

Autore

Good Kristin

Titolo

Municipalities and multiculturalism : the politics of immigration in Toronto and Vancouver / / Kristin R. Good

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4426-9710-5

1-4426-9041-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

Disciplina

320.8/50971

Soggetti

Municipal government - Canada

Multiculturalism - Canada

Toronto (Ont.) Politics and government

Vancouver (B.C.) Politics and government

Toronto (Ont.) Administration

Vancouver (C.-B.) Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The municipal role in 'managing' multiculturalism -- 2. Linking urban regime theory, social diversity, and local multiculturalism policies -- 3. A comparative overview of municipal multiculturalism policies -- 4. Determinants of multiculturalism policies in the greater Toronto area -- 5. Determinants of multiculturalism policies in greater Vancouver -- 6. The relationship between urban regimes, types of social diversity, and multiculturalism policies -- 7. Multiculturalism and multilevel governance: the role of structured factors in managing urban diversity -- 8. Municipal multiculturalism policies and the capacity to manage social change -- Appendix. List of interviews.

Sommario/riassunto

Municipalities and Multiculturalism explores the role of the municipality in integrating immigrants and managing the ethno-cultural relations of the city.