Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems

Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems
Author: Enid Slack
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2009-11-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0773576177

Using capital cities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States as case studies, contributors examine federal policies towards capital cities, with a particular emphasis on how capital cities are funded and governed, and the extent to which the federal government compensates them for their unique role.

Varieties of Capital Cities

Varieties of Capital Cities
Author: David Kaufmann
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2018-08-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788116437

The political and symbolic centrality of capital cities has been challenged by increasing economic globalization. This is especially true of secondary capital cities; capital cities which, while being the seat of national political power, are not the primary economic city of their nation state. David Kaufmann examines the unique challenges that these cities face entering globalised, inter-urban competition while not possessing a competitive political economy.

Albert Hall

Albert Hall
Author: Lenore Coltheart
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1742247148

Joan Sutherland’s debut, the notorious Petrov Commission, a rumoured ghost and rowdy public meetings give Canberra’s Albert Hall a history like no other. Albert Hall – the simple, elegant building at the heart of our national capital – was Canberra’s only performing arts centre for its first 40 years. The venue for weekly dances, art exhibitions, and tours by the Royal Ballet and the Australian Ballet, Albert Hall has also hosted citizenship ceremonies and important national occasions. This beautifully illustrated book shares the history of this Canberra landmark for the first time.