From Recession to Renewal: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Public Services and Local Government

ISBN-13: 9781847427007 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 240 str.

Richardson, Joanna

Opis

The banking collapse and the global financial crisis has been the subject of much speculation. This book examines and debates the challenges posed, on a local, European and global level, to balance a fiscal need for smaller public expenditure with a social need for strong governance and protection of the most vulnerable in UK society.

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Foreword: The financial crisis and the public sector ~ Ken Livingstone; Introduction and current context of the recession and the public ~ Jo Richardson and Colin Copus; The global context of the crisis: from Bretton Woods to market fundamentalism ~ George Lambie; European effects on the UK crisis: solutions for a recovery ~ Stuart Holland; Local political context of the recession ~ Steve Leach and Lawrence Pratchett; Financial methods of intervention ~ Fred Mear; Efficiencies in public sector delivery ~ John Seddon; Choice, personalisation and empowerment in a recession? ~ Tim Brown and Nicola Yates; Protecting the community from the effects of the financial crisis ~ Jo Richardson; Governmentality: who provides 'public' services and does it matter? ~ Vivien Lowndes and Helen Sullivan; Conclusions and next steps ~ Jo Richardson.