A new publication titled "Reluctant entrepreneurs or embracing marketization" sheds light on the growing trend of municipal entrepreneurialism in rural Canada. In response to decades of neoliberal policy shifts and mounting infrastructure challenges, rural governments across four provinces have turned to municipal enterprises as a tool for generating revenue and supporting community development. However, the research highlights a complex balancing act betw
Josh Barrett's PhD dissertation titled A New Localism for Newfoundland and Labrador? An Exploratory Study of Rural Local Government Entrepreneurialism is now available in the University of Guelph's Atrium! The abstract to Josh's PhD dissertation is listed below:
The roles and responsibilities of local governments are changing. Historically, the expectation of service delivery was focused on areas such as garbage collection, street paving,
Ashleigh Weeden (PhD Candidate, Rural Studies), believes the future of local government will look very different from its past and, in an interview with Municipal World's CEO and Editor in Chief, Ashleigh argues that this future requires recommitting to core values of inclusion, diversity, and integrity. The interview was recorded as part of Municipal World's new MW Shares podcast series and highlights Ashleigh's five years of contributions to Municipal Wo...
