Governing Urban Economies

Neil Bradford is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Huron University College. Allison Bramwell is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

• Foreword to the Series, David A. Wolfe (Royal Bank Chair in Public and Economic Policy), Series EditorAcknowledgements Governing Urban Economies: Innovation and Inclusion in Canadian City-RegionsNeil Bradford (Huron University College, Western University, Political Science) and Allison Bramwell (University of North Carolina Greensboro, Political Science)Part I: Institutionalized Collaboratives Social Actors and Hybrid Governance in Community Economic Development in Montreal – Juan-Luis Klein (UniversitÉ du QuÉbec, Economic Geography), Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay (University of QuÉbec, Labour Economics and Human Resources Management) and Jean-Marc Fontan (UniversitÉ du QuÉbec À MontrÉal, Sociology)Dimensions of Governance in the Mega-City: Scale, Scope and Coalitions in Toronto – Allison Bramwell and David WolfeMyth Making and the “Waterloo Way”: Exploring Associative Governance in Kitchener-Waterloo – Jen Nelles (Hunter College, Urban Affairs and Planning)The Politics of Coalition-Building in a De-Industrializing City: Linkages, Leadership and Agendas in Hamilton – Allison BramwellPart II: Sector Networks Linking Innovation and Inclusion: The Governance Question in Ottawa – Caroline Andrew (University of Ottawa, Director of the Centre on Governance) and David Doloreux (University of Ottawa, Management)Embarrassment and Riches: Good Governance and Bad Governance in the St. John’s City-Region – Rob Greenwood (Memorial University, Executive Director of Public Engagement)300 People Who Make a Difference: Associative Governance in Calgary – Patrick Feng (University of Calgary, Communication and Culture), Ben Li (University of Oulu, Information Processing Science) and Cooper Langford (University of Calgary, Communication and Culture)Part III: Project Partnerships Challenge and Change in London: The Social Dynamics of Urban Economic Governance – Neil BradfordGovernance Innovations in Saskatoon: From State Cooperatives to Local Partnerships – Peter W.B. Phillips (University of Saskatchewan, Public Policy) and Graeme Webb (Simon Fraser University, Communication, PhD Candidate)The Missing Link: Immigrant Integration, Innovation and Skills Underutilization in Vancouver – Richard Smith (Simon Fraser University, Communication), Paulina Chow-White (Simon Fraser University, Communication, Project Manager of GeNA Lab), Graeme Webb, Renee Cheun (Simon Fraser University, Centre for Digital Media, MDM Candidate), Karen Fung and J. Patrick Truman (Simon Fraser University, Centre for Digital Media, MDM Candidate)The Bumpy Road to Regional Governance and Inclusive Development in Greater Moncton – Yves Bourgeois (University of New Brunswick, Urban and Community Studies Institute, Director)Part IV: Conclusions The Rise of Metropolitics: Urban Governance in the Age of City-Region – Kevin Morgan (Cardiff University, Governance and Development)Civic Infrastructures of Innovation and Inclusion? Reflections on Urban Governance in Canada – Allison Bramwell and Neil BradfordContributors