From recession to renewal : the impact of the financial crisis on public services and local government / edited by Joanna Richardson.

The banking collapse and ensuing global financial crisis has been the subject of much analysis and speculation. One growing certainty is that there will be an impact on the delivery of public services and on local government and governance. This topical book examines and debates the challenges posed...

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Other Authors: Richardson, Joanna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of figures, tables and boxes; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Ken Livingstone; Part One: Context; one Introduction: the scope and challenges of the financial crisis; two The Historical context of the global financial crisis: from Bretton Woods to te debacle of neoliberalism; three Financial crises, governance and cohesion: can governments learn up?; Part Two: Policies and issues; four Public policy responses to fiscal debt or deficit: is there a difference?; five Protecting the community from the effects of the financial crisis.