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Study on the Costs of the Legislative
Components of Governance
Background
The research report entitled Study on the Costs of the Legislative Components of Governance (referred to as Phase II) was managed by DIAND's Research and Analysis Directorate and contracted out to Price Waterhouse. It was completed in September 1997. This study was meant to expand on an earlier report, Study of Governance Costs in Smaller Scale Municipal and Provincial/Territorial Governments (Phase I), done by Price Waterhouse in October 1996.
Phase I's complete findings are included in the more recent report Phase II.
Phase II was done to assist the self-government process. It estimated the range of costs to support a governance structure in a small community.
The report begins with a review of the definition of governance. It then presents quantitative data on governance costs and a qualitative analysis of the results of the study done on a sample of fourteen small scale municipal governments, including the existing government of Sechelt in British Columbia. The report finds costs range between 3-7% of total expenditures. The paper concludes with a discussion of relevant contextual factors for future work (its applicability for First Nation communities and self-government negotiations). A final section lays the groundwork for further research on the costs of governance.
Table of Contents
Appendices
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