Governmental financial resilience : international perspectives on how local governments face austerity /

This topical volume provides a unique insight into the ways local governments have maintained financial resilience in the face of the significant challenges posed by the era of austerity. With international contributions, it provides an enlightening and practical analysis of the different capacities...

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Group Author: Steccolini, Ileana (Editor); Jones, Martin David Singh (Editor); Saliterer, Iris (Editor)
Published: Emerald Publishing,
Publisher Address: Bingley :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition
Series: Public policy and governance, volume 27
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Summary: This topical volume provides a unique insight into the ways local governments have maintained financial resilience in the face of the significant challenges posed by the era of austerity. With international contributions, it provides an enlightening and practical analysis of the different capacities and responses that local governments deploy to cope with financial shocks.
Carrier Form: viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781787142633
1787142639
Index Number: HJ9105
CLC: F831.59
Call Number: F831.59/G721
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Governments and Crises / Iris Saliterer, Martine Jones and Ileana Steccolini -- Chapter 2. Austria - Building Capacities Versus Resting on Laurels / Sanja Korac -- Chapter 3. A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: A Focus on the Effect of Regulatory Constraints on Municipal Resilience in Austrailia / Joseph Drew -- Chapter 4. Financial Resilience in the Face of Austerity / André C.B. de Aquino and Ricardo Lopes Cardoso -- Chapter 5. English Resilience in the Face of Austerity / Martin Jones -- Chapter 6. Resilience Patterns of French Municipalities: A Case Study / Céline du Boys -- Chapter 7. A Cushioned Impact of the Financial Crisis - Local Government Financial Resilience in Germany / Ulf Papenfuß, Iris Saliterer and Nora Albrecht -- Chapter 8. Financial Resilience of Greek Local Governments / Sandra Cohen and Nikolas Hlepas -- Chapter 9. Patterns of Financial Resilience in Italian Municipalities / Carmela Barbera -- Chapter 10. Financial Resilience: How Dutch Cities Have Buffered and Adapted to the Financial Crisis / Tom Overmans -- Chapter 11. Financial Resilience: The Swedish Case / Niklas Wällstedt and Roland Almqvist -- Chapter 12. Financial Resilience at the Root of the Crisis - Michigan, U.S. / Sanja Korac, Iris Saliterer and Eric Scorsone -- Chapter 13. Conclusion / Ileana Steccolini, Martin Jones and Iris Saliterer.