Preface 1. Governing metropolitan areas 2. Historical, theoretical and comparative aspects of metropolitan government 3. London 4. Manchester 5. Melbourne 6. Toronto 7. San Francisco 8. Metropolitan government: past, present and future Appendix A: Population statistics of local authorities Appendix B: Expenditures of metropolitan authorities, metropolitan districts and central cities
Biography
I.M. Barlow is a political geographer who specializes in metropolitan government. He received his undergraduate education in geography at the University of Wales, and his graduate training at Cincinnati and McGill. Before joining Concordia University's Geography Department in 1976, he taught at the State University of New York, McMaster, Saskatchewan, and McGill Universities. He has also held many visiting posts around the world.
Review of the first publication:
‘…a useful addition to the literature.’
— Paul Lawless, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallom University, UK
