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Other | 2009
Fiscal Reform and Rural Public Finance in China
Richard M. Bird, Loren Brandt, Scott Rozelle, and Linxiu Zhang
This paper presents a summary analysis of the important changes in township and village finance in China between 2000 and 2004, based on a survey of 100 villages in 50 townships in 25 counties in five provinces.
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Presentation | 2009
Governing Metropolitan Areas: An International Perspective on Single-Tier Cities
Enid Slack
Presentation by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Municipal Demarcation Board, Sandton Convention Centre on January 23, 2009.
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Presentation | 2008
Bringing Broader Resources to Bear: Chicago's Foray into Public-Private Partnerships
Dana Levenson
Co-sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation, on April 15, 2008, with a presentation by Dana Levenson, Managing Director, Head of North American Infrastructure, Royal Bank of Scotland (Chicago) and former Chief Financial Officer for the City of Chicago. Mr. Levenson was joined by panelists Blake Hutcheson, President of CB Richard Ellis Ltd. and Chair of the 2008 Mayor's Fiscal Review Panel, and Andy Manahan, Executive Director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.
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Presentation | 2008
Bringing Broader Resources to Bear: Chicago's Foray into Public-Private Partnerships
Blake Hutcheson
Co-sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation, on April 15, 2008, with a presentation by Dana Levenson, Managing Director, Head of North American Infrastructure, Royal Bank of Scotland (Chicago) and former Chief Financial Officer for the City of Chicago. Mr. Levenson was joined by panelists Blake Hutcheson, President of CB Richard Ellis Ltd. and Chair of the 2008 Mayor's Fiscal Review Panel, and Andy Manahan, Executive Director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.
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Presentation | 2008
Bringing Broader Resources to Bear: Chicago's Foray into Public-Private Partnerships
Andy Manahan
Co-sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation, on April 15, 2008, with a presentation by Dana Levenson, Managing Director, Head of North American Infrastructure, Royal Bank of Scotland (Chicago) and former Chief Financial Officer for the City of Chicago. Mr. Levenson was joined by panelists Blake Hutcheson, President of CB Richard Ellis Ltd. and Chair of the 2008 Mayor's Fiscal Review Panel, and Andy Manahan, Executive Director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.
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Other | 2008
You Get What You Pay For: How Nordic Cities Are Financed
Jorgen Lotz
Co-sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation, on March 5, 2008, with a presentation by Danish economist Jorgen Lotz, and panelists Glen Murray, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute, and Mario Lefebvre, Director of the Centre for Municipal Studies at the Conference Board of Canada.
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Presentation | 2007
The Golden Rules of Regional Governance: Lessons from Germany
Jen Nelles
Co-sponsored by the Program on Globalization and Regional Innovation Systems, a presentation by Jen Nelles, PhD student in Political Science and holder of the Alan Broadbent Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance, on March 26, 2007, at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
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Presentation | 2006
Urban Containment – American Style
Arthur C. Nelson
Co-sponsored by the Neptis Foundation on April 18, 2006, a seminar with Arthur C. Nelson, Director of Urban Affairs and Planning, Alexandria Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
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