Download or read book Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems - Enid Slack Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, - Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto and written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems Enid Slack Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto and Rupak Chattopadhyay Vice President, Forum of Federations February 11, 2010 Overview of Presentation Background Forum of Federations Policy context for the book 11 capital cities Capital cities. [...] public security, transportation and parks) Keen competition among cities to be the capital; compensation for those who lose out 11 Governing Structure Federal Districts City-States City within a province/state Abuja Addis Ababa Canberra Delhi Mexico City Washington, DC Berlin Brussels Bern Ottawa Tshwane/ Cape Town 12 Federal Districts National seat of government not under jurisdiction of an. [...] Ottawa) No federal compensation for capital cities (Tshwane and Cape Town) Costs directly assumed by federal government (e.g. [...] with respect to federal compensation and government structure Different models have worked in different places at different times 20 Final Observations: Issues Balance national interests and local interests Federal compensation for capital city functions Revenue shortage for cities that rely on property taxes Geographic boundaries of the capital do not generally coincide with econom. [...] security Property taxes or payments in lieu on federal properties Cooperation with neighbouring municipalities 22.