Title | Local Public Services in Times of Austerity across Mediterranean Europe [electronic resource] / edited by Andrea Lippi, Theodore N. Tsekos |
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Imprint | Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 |
Connect to | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76225-8 |
Descript | XXIII, 248 p. 9 illus. online resource |
1. Introduction-Local Public Services in Times of Austerity. Andrea Lippi, Theodore N. Tsekos -- 2. Importing or Constructing Austerity? Global Reforms and Local Implementation as a Case of Policy Transfer. Andrea Lippi, Theodore N. Tsekos -- 3. Greek Municipalities Before and During the Austerity Era: Imposed policies, Local Resistances and Unsuccessful Reforms.Theodore N. Tsekos, Nikos K. Hlepas -- 4. The Biggest Loser? Local Public Services under Austerity Measures in Portugal. Patricia Silva, Filipe Teles -- 5. Spanish Local Government and the Austerity Plan: in the Eye of the Perfect Storm. Carmen Navarro, Esther Pano Puey -- 6. In the Shadow of Austerity. Italian Local Public Services and the Politics of Budget Cuts. Giulio Citroni, Andrea Lippi, Stefania Profeti -- 7. Austerity Measures and Local Public Services in Cyprus: Coping with Old and New Challenges and Reinforcing Historical Continuities. Andreas Kirlappos, Kalliope Agapiou Josephides, Philippos Philipou -- 8. Local Public Services and Austerity Measures in Croatia: Adaptations of the Resilient Social Model through the Central-Local Power and Blame Games. Ivan Kopric, Mihovil Škarica, Romea Manojlović -- 9. The Bumpy Road of the Externally Transferred Austerity Agenda in Albania and its Fragmentary Effects on Local Public Services. Arjeta Troshani, Visar Dizdari, Elvisa Drishti -- 10. Conclusions. The Direction and Entity of Austerity in Mediterranean Local Public Service. Andrea Lippi, Theodore N. Tsekos