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

Front Cover -- Governmental Financial Resilience: International Perspectives on How Local Governments Face Austerity -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributo rs -- 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