James Lorimer

This book sweeps aside the smokescreen of city politicians who talk about democracy and doing what the people want, and demonstrates exactly how developers and other real estate interests have taken control of city hall.

James Lorimer bases his argument on detailed information about Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto. But he also cites evidence that su …

The contributors to this collection examine the future of our cities and discuss the new issues facing urban Canada. Concluding that the post-war pattern of urban growth in Canada was the product of basic government economic policies, they analyze the fundamental changes that have altered Canadian cities so quickly and dramatically.

First published in 1976, this book offers twenty-two case studies of the politics, policies and problems of Canadian cities.

With backgrounds as planners, architects, politicians, social scientists and journalists, the contributors to this book share an interest in getting behind official rhetoric to expose the realities of how cities work and how t …

Based on detailed investigation of development in 14 Canadian cities supplemented by material from interviews, financial reports, newspaper files and trade publications, The Developers offers a comprehensive picture of a complex industry.

Portraits of developers like Ottawa's Robert Campeau and Toronto's Bruce McLaughlin are coupled with stories of …

First published in 1970, this book documents a kind of city government then all too common in Canada: a closed circle of politicians and bureaucrats, closely linked to friends in the land development business and hostile to ordinary city residents.

The book describes six issues that pitted citizens against the civic government in Toronto in 1969. T …

The Second City Book collects revised and updated articles from the groundbreaking City Magazine reflecting the major urban issues affecting Canada in the 1970s.

A sequel to The City Book, this volume offers 22 case studies of Canadian city politics and city planning, examining the growth of suburbs, the contemporary rise in housing costs, the conse …

This book is a classic, intimate study of the people of Toronto's East of Parliament neighbourhood in the 1970's, a time when the working-class district came under undprecendented pressure from developers and middle-class gentrification.

An unconvential account, Working People combines a wide variety of materials--interviews, economic analysis, song …