This chapter outlines an approach to evaluating decentralization initiatives. The basic methodology for evaluating individual decentralization projects is outlined with an elaboration of the components of decentralization and steps to be taken in the evaluation. The method for extending the...

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of traditional as well as newer topics in local public, fiscal and financial management principles and practices. It covers traditional topics of local public management, local revenue administration with special emphasis on property tax...

This paper is an expanded version of a chapter that will appear in an edited volume of essays that provides an overview of all Canada’s provincial municipal systems. This paper surveys the municipal government system in Alberta with attention to its components, configuration, character and...

This paper examines the impact of oil and gas facilities on rural residential property values using data from central Alberta, Canada. The influences are evaluated using two groups of variables characterizing hazard effects and amenity effects. A spatial error model was employed to capture the...