The Toronto story: Sober reflections on fifty years of experiments with regional governance

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 513-541

  Frisken, Frances ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035527834     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0735-2166.00104     Document Type: Article

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