The Political Economy of Urban Tax Reform in Brazil
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 208N, Toronto, ON, CanadaMonica Pinhanez discusses the current tax system in Brazil, including the tax structure and regulations of federal, subnational states, and local governments. She also examined the municipal tax system and revenue collection, analyzing the role and duties of local government in the current Brazilian federal system, and the reforms that are taking place at the local level.
Villain or Scapegoat?: The Ontario Municipal Board and Land Use Planning in Ontario
Jackman Humanities Institute 170 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, CanadaThis presentation contrasts the institutions, law, and practices of planning in Ontario with other jurisdictions in Canada and the US. It concludes that the public's frustration with the OMB masks larger issues present in Ontario's planning regime, issues that the removal of the OMB will not address.
Big City, Big Ideas: Planning a Region
George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, CanadaThis talk features Bob Yaro, President of the Regional Plan Association, New York City. It is entitled Planning a Region: Infrastructure and and Imagination for North America's Largest City-Region.
Big City, Big Ideas: Planning the Global City
George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe third lecture in the Big City, Big Ideas series, Larry Beasley presents on "Planning the Global City: Vancouver, Abu Dhabi and the world".
The Practice and Regulation of Municipal Loans and Bankruptcies in Hungary: The Challenges in 2011
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 208N, Toronto, ON, CanadaSince municipal sector spending represents almost 14% of Hungarian GDP, imbalances in municipal finance have a measurable effect at the macroeconomic level. The current government is setting new rules on local borrowing. With the rare two-thirds majority in parliament, it has the chance to introduce long awaited reforms, although they are likely to be met by intense opposition at the local level.
Big City, Big Ideas: The Blue Apple
Bahen Centre, Auditorium 1130 40 St George St, Toronto, ON, CanadaThis Big City, Big Ideas lecture features Leslie Koch, President of The Trust for Governors Island, New York.
The City of Toronto Act, Five Years Later: Has it Met Expectations?
Campbell Conference Facility Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThis panel discussion is moderated by David Crombie, President, David Crombie and Associates, and former Mayor of Toronto. The panelists included: John Matheson, Partner, Strategy Corp.; Lorne Sossin, Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School and City of Toronto Open Meeting Investigator; Karim Bardeesy, Editorial Writer at the Globe and Mail, and 2011 DiverseCity Fellow; and Fiona Crean, Ombudsman, City of Toronto.
Big City, Big Ideas: Living in the Endless City
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music 80 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto, ON, CanadaThis Big City, Big Ideas lecture features Ricky Burdett, Director of the London School of Economics Cities and Urban Age Program, was entitled Living in the Endless City: Global Challenges in an Urban Age.
The Practice of Municipal Finance in Hungary
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 208N, Toronto, ON, CanadaIMFG Visiting Scholar Izabella Barati-Stec presents on, "The Practice of Municipal Finance in Hungary." Barati-Stec is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economics, at Corvinus University, Budapest.
What I Have Learned About Cities
Campbell Conference Facility Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaProminent city-builder Anne Golden presents insights on what she has learned about cities.