Managing Cities in Austerity Vol. 2 : Urban Fiscal Stress in Ten Western Countries Book

Series Editors' Introduction - Terry Nichols Clark PART ONE: THE CONTEXT Introduction - Poul Erik Mouritzen The Structure of Local Government - Michael Goldsmith RT TWO THE FISCAL CRISIS AND ITS CAUSES What is a Fiscal Crisis? - Poul Erik Mouritzen Was There a Fiscal Crisis? - Poul Erik Mouritzen and Kurt Houlberg Nielsen Fiscal Stress and Central-Local Relations - Harold Wolman et al The Critical Role of Government Grants RT THREE LEADERS AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS Choosing the Budget Size - Richard Balme Mayors' Spending Preferences in a Cross-National Perspective Fiscal Stress and Local Political Environments - Harald Baldersheim RT FOUR RESPONSES TO FISCAL STRESS Fiscal Changes and Policy Responses - Norman Walzer, Warren Jones and Hakon Magnusson A Comparison of Ten Countries Choosing Fiscal Austerity Strategies - Norman Walzer et al Municipal Employees and Personnel Policies - Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot A Comparison of Seven Countries Professional Management and Innovation - Stephen C Brooks RT FIVE PERSPECTIVES Money, Politics or Structure? - Poul Erik Mouritzen and Ari Yl[um]onen