01047pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245008100058260000900139300001500148362000800163520065600171650002400827650001500851773003500866180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aLyons, Joseph  aConservation authority board composition and watershed management in Ontario  c2015  ap.315-332.  aJun  aThis article contributes to the general debate about specialized governments, which may represent one or many municipalities. The research compares the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) and its fragmented board and the consolidated board of the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) to assess whether board composition affects policy implementation. It finds that the UTRCA is more responsive to the provincial mandate for watershed management than the HCA. This suggests that specialized governments serving several municipalities are likely to be more faithful to their mandate than those serving a single municipality. - Reproduced.  aWatersheds - Canada  aWatersheds  aCanadian Public Administration