Managing cities in austerity : urban fiscal stress in ten western countries / edited by Poul Erik Mouritzen.

Other author Mouritzen, Poul Erik.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Newbury Park : Sage Publications, 1992.
Descriptionxiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesUrban innovation ; v. 2
Urban innovation ; v. 2. ^A254621
Contents The structure of local government / Michael Goldsmith -- What is a fiscal crisis? / Poul Erik Mouritzen -- Was there a fiscal crisis? / PoulErik Mouritzen and Kurt Houlberg Nielsen -- Fiscal stress and central-local relations : the critical role of government grants / Harold Wolman with Michael Goldsmith, Enrico Ercole and Pernille Kousgaard -- Fiscal stress and local political environments / Harald Baldersheim -- Choosing the budget size : mayors' spending preferences in a cross-national perspective / Richard Balme -- Fiscal changes and policy responses: a comparison of ten countries / Norman Walzer, Warren Jones and Haakon Magnusson -- Choosing fiscal austerity strategies / Norman Walzer ... [et al.] -- Municipal employees and personnel policies : a comparison of seven countries / Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot.
Contents Professional management and innovation / Stephen C. Brooks -- Money, politics or structure? / Poul Erik Mouritzen and Ari Ylönen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 91053238
ISBN0803986327

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HJ9105.M32 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold