Local public services in times of austerity across Mediterranean Europe /

Local public services in times of austerity across Mediterranean Europe /

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This book provides a comparative analysis of the processes and impacts of austerity measures introduced in the field of Local Public Services (LPS) across Mediterranean Europe. The book describes and compares the trajectories of austerity, and the types of effects. It investigates how many (and what...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lippi, Andrea, 1967- (Editor), Tsekos, Theodōros N. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Series:Governance and public management series
Subjects:
Local government > Mediterranean Region
Public utilities > Mediterranean Region
Local government
Public utilities
Mediterranean Region
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Local Public Services in Times of Austerity / Andrea Lippi and Theodore N. Tsekos
  • Importing or Constructing Austerity? Global Reforms and Local Implementation as a Case of Policy Transfer / Andrea Lippi and Theodore N. Tsekos
  • Greek Municipalities Before and During the Austerity Era: Imposed Policies, Local Resistance and Unsuccessful Reforms / Theodore N. Tsekos and Nikos K. Hlepas
  • The Biggest Loser? Local Public Services Under Austerity Measures in Portugal / Patricia Silva and Filipe Teles
  • Spanish Local Government and the Austerity Plan: In the Eye of the Perfect Storm / Carmen Navarro and Esther Pano
  • In the Shadow of Austerity: Italian Local Public Services and the Politics of Budget Cuts / Giulio Citroni, Andrea Lippi, and Stefania Profeti
  • Austerity Measures and Local Public Services in Cyprus: Coping with Old and New Challenges and Reinforcing Historical Continuities / Andreas Kirlappos, Philippos Philipou, and Kalliope Agapiou-Josephides
  • Local Public Services and Austerity Measures in Croatia: Adaptations of the Resilient Social Model through the Central-Local Power and Blame Games / Ivan Koprić, Mihovil Škarica, and Romea Manojlović Tomań
  • The Bumpy Road of the Externally Transferred Austerity Agenda in Albania and Its Fragmentary Effects on Local Public Services / Visar Dizdari, Arjeta Troshani, and Elvisa Drishti
  • Conclusions: The Direction and Entity of Austerity in Mediterranean Local Public Service / Andrea Lippi and Theodore N. Tsekos

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