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by: K. Filip Palda, Filip Palda
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780889751866
ISBN: 0889751862
Label: Fraser Inst
Manufacturer: Fraser Inst
Number Of Pages: 117
Publication Date: December 10, 1998
Publisher: Fraser Inst
Sales Rank: 6709737
Studio: Fraser Inst
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Cities need an overhaul and Palda's suggestions are novel
As an ecologist I naturally tend to view cities with suspicion. They are big dirty places that crowd people and push pollution into the sky and gush it in to rivers. Palda's book confirmed my view but also gave me a new insight into why things are so wrong with the cities we have now.
Palda's thesis is that cities waste resources because higher levels of governments do not allow cities to charge the true price of their services. In Canada and the US cities get the bulk of their funding ... Read More
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