Quebec municipalities face a critical financial crisis. Both their main sources of income, (governmental transfers and land taxes) are diminishing while demands from taxpayers multiply. The 80's economic crisis has slowed down the growth rate of commercial and industrial investments, thus...

In this report, we study the relations that prevail between local governments and their central authority. Local governments are confronted to technological, financial and political constraints. We give a brief description of possible modes of intervention and examine different criteria to...