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Perspectives Paper | 2016
Cost Overruns on Infrastructure Projects: Patterns, Cause, and Cures
Matti Siemiatycki
The three main explanations for cost overruns and delays are technical challenges, over-optimism, and strategic misrepresentations. This paper looks at the root of persistent cost overruns on public megaprojects, and proposes ways to fix this problem.
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Forum Paper | 2015
Requiem for an Institution: The End of the Indian Planning Commission
Richard M. Bird, Bharat Punjabi, Sanjay G. Reddy, and Mitu Sengupta
The Indian Government’s decision to dissolve the Central Planning Commission in August 2014 marks an important watershed for India’s current government. This paper examines the newly established National Institution for Transforming India Aayog and its implications for India’s development policies.
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Presentation | 2015
The Federal Role in Cities: Insights from the Outside
Duncan Maclennan
This presentation draws on the causes, courses and consequences of federal city policies in the UK and Australia and highlights points of difference and potential interest to Canadian policymakers.
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IMFG Paper | 2015
Municipal Employee Pension Plans in Canada: An Overview
Bob Baldwin
While the financial situation of municipal employee pension plans in Canada is satisfactory overall, these plans involve significant financial risks and in some cases have experienced financial difficulties that have caused problems for municipal finances.
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Presentation | 2015
Land Value Capture for Transportation: Potential versus Practice
Murtaza Haider
In this presentation, Dr. Murtaza Haider reviews land value capture projects in the United States and Canada, and shares original findings from an IMFG study on Toronto’s Sheppard East subway extension and its impact on surrounding property values.
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Presentation | 2015
Implementing Progressive Planning in Niterói, Brazil, Where Rhetoric Meets Practice
Abigail Friendly
While Brazilian cities are popularly characterized by their inequality, Brazil is also known for its progressive national urban policies. This talk explores the contrast between these progressive ideals and how they play out in practice. On the ground, how do power relations and the organization of civil society influence participatory and socially-just planning?
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Presentation | 2015
Defining the Realm of the Possible: Opportunities and Challenges for Toronto
Peter Wallace
In his first public address since taking office in July, Toronto City Manager Peter Wallace shares his perspectives on the City’s finances, and on the opportunities and challenges to achieving key social, economic, city-building, environmental, and governance objectives.
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Video | 2015
Defining the Realm of the Possible: Opportunities and Challenges for Toronto
Peter Wallace
In his first public address since taking office in July, this video features Toronto City Manager Peter Wallace shares his perspectives on the City’s finances, and on the opportunities and challenges to achieving key social, economic, city-building, environmental, and governance objectives.
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