Governmental financial resilience : international perspectives on how local governments face austerity / edited by Ileana Steccolini, Martin Jones and Iris Saliterer.

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Front Cover; Governmental Financial Resilience: International Perspectives on How Local Governments Face Austerity; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction: Governments and Crises; Studying crises and austerity in the public sector; An alternative conceptual lens: resilience; Organisational Resilience: Definitions and Dimensions; A framework for exploring financial resilience; Financial Shocks; Vulnerability; Anticipatory and Coping Capacities; The context of the book: global financial crisis and austerity; The crisis, austerity and local governments.

The structure of the book; References; Chapter 2 Austria -- Building Capacities versus Resting on Laurels; Local governments in Austria -- context and conditions; Accounting reforms and institutional changes at the local level; Method; Collection of data and analysis; Results; A; B; C; D; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3 A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: A Focus on the Effect of Regulatory Constraints on Municipal Resilience in Australia; Introduction; Context; New South Wales Local Government; Victorian Local Government; Methods; Results.

Inter-Temporal Analysis of Jurisdiction Level Responses Post-GFC; Individual Council Responses to Shocks; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Financial Resilience in Brazilian Municipalities; Introduction; The Context; Methods; Results; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 English Resilience in the Face of Austerity; Introduction; The English Local Government Context; The Onset and Impact of the Financial Crisis and Austerity; Methods; Findings; Manchester City Council; Warrington Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council; Wigan Council; Conclusions; Notes; References.

Chapter 6 Resilience Patterns of French Municipalities: A Case Study; Introduction; Local Governments' Context in France; Local Institutional Framework; Local Public Finances Framework; Overview of Local Public Resources and Expenses; 2008 Crisis in France: A Delayed Impact on LGs; Methods; Resilience of French Municipalities: Case Study Results and Discussion; Case Study Results; Municipality A; Municipality B; Municipality C; Municipality D; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7 A Cushioned Impact of the Financial Crisis -- Local Government Financial Resilience in Germany.

Introduction; Local Government in Germany; Methods; Collection of Data and Analysis; Results; G1; G2; G3; G4; G5; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 8 Financial Resilience of Greek Local Governments; Introduction; The Economic Situation in Greece: A Crisis That Lasts; Main Characteristics of Greek LGs; Accounting Systems in Greek LGs; Methodology; Results; City A; City B; City C; City D; Discussion and Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 9 Patterns of Financial Resilience in Italian Municipalities; Introduction; Context; Methods; Case Selection; Collection of Data and Analysis.

This volume provides a unique insight into the ways local governments have maintained financial resilience in light of the significant challenges posed by the era of austerity. Taking an international perspective, it provides a practical analysis of the different capacities and responses that local governments deploy to cope with financial shocks.

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