Fields of Authority

Special Purpose Governance in Ontario, 1815-2015

Jack Lucas

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English

University of Toronto Press
27 May 2016

History of the Americas; Public administration; Regional government policies; Urban & municipal planning

Series: IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance

Everywhere we turn in Canadian local politics

from policing to transit, education to public health, planning to utilities

we encounter a peculiar institutional animal: the special purpose body. These ""ABCs"" of local government

library boards, school boards, transit authorities, and many others

provide vital public services, spend large sums of public money, and raise important questions about local democratic accountability.

In Fields of Authority, Jack Lucas provides the first systematic exploration of local special purpose bodies in Ontario. Drawing on extensive research in local and provincial archives, Lucas uses a ""policy fields"" approach to explain how these local bodies in Ontario have developed from the nineteenth century to the present. A lively and accessible study, Fields of Authority will appeal to readers interested in Canadian political history, urban politics, and urban public policy.

By: Jack Lucas
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781487500184
ISBN 10: 1487500181
Series: IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack Lucas is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary.

Reviews for Fields of Authority: Special Purpose Governance in Ontario, 1815-2015

"""Fields of Authority is a beautifully written and empirically robust study of special purpose bodies.""--Caroline Andrew, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa ""Jack Lucas demonstrates an unbelievable range and depth of research in Fields of Authority. This book fills a significant hole in the available scholarship.""--Rand Dyck, Department of Political Science, Carleton University ""Fields of Authority is an engaging and accessible volume that will be of interest to both specialists and lay readers. Jack Lucas's fluid and descriptive style constructs a series of rich narratives that capture the reader's interest and attention as he reveals the fascinating history of key special purpose bodies in Ontario.""--Daniel Henstra, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo"