Canadian Provincial and US State Roles in Urban Planning and Development: A Study of London, Ontario, and St Cloud, Minnesota

M Keating and A Mehrhoff
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M Keating: Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada
A Mehrhoff: Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, St Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN 56301, USA

Environment and Planning C, 1992, vol. 10, issue 2, 173-187

Abstract: US and Canadian cities face many of the same imperatives of competition for development and growth. Yet cultural differences and the role of higher level governments produce different outcomes. This is tested by examining two cities, London, Ontario, and St Cloud, Minnesota, chosen for their economic and demographic similarities. The Ontario provincial government is found to have a more substantial role in managing urban development issues than its Minnesota state counterpart. This reflects differing Canadian and US assumptions about the scope and purpose of government. Further paired comparisons are needed to assess the effect of other variables.

Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.1068/c100173

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