Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe

Southern countries are undergoing a severe economic crisis that has renewed debates about the available strategies to economize their public resources. Political leaders have launched a wide range of different strategies aimed at reducing spending. According to generally accepted political discourse...

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Autores: Medir Tejado, Lluís, Pano, Esther, Viñas Ferrer, Alba, Magre Ferran, Jaume
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/110069
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Palavra-chave:Administració local
Crisi econòmica, 2008-2009
Política d'austeritat
Finances locals
Espanya
Local government
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Austerity policy
Local finance
Spain
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spelling Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern EuropeMedir Tejado, LluísPano, EstherViñas Ferrer, AlbaMagre Ferran, JaumeAdministració localCrisi econòmica, 2008-2009Política d'austeritatFinances localsEspanyaLocal governmentGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Austerity policyLocal financeSpainSouthern countries are undergoing a severe economic crisis that has renewed debates about the available strategies to economize their public resources. Political leaders have launched a wide range of different strategies aimed at reducing spending. According to generally accepted political discourse, drastic actions should be taken to guarantee economic and financial sustainability in times of austerity. We explore the main measures adopted by Spanish municipalities in order to examine their impact in budgetary terms. First of all, we identify the most frequently implemented mechanisms including organizational structure, public services and operational economic restructuration. After their quantification, we monitor the presence and impact of each set of policies to analyse the relationship between concrete measures and effective economic impact. The effective reduction of budgets is being implemented but data shows that local governments are resilient to non-compulsory changes. The 'government at a distance' policy pursued by the central state administration has effectively reduced budgets but has not affected the institutional core of Spanish local governments.Taylor and Francis2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/110069Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència Política, Dret Constitucional i Filosofia del Dret)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2017.1310101Local Government Studies, 2017, vol. 43, num. 4, p. 621-644https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2017.1310101(c) Taylor and Francis, 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1100692026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
title Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
spellingShingle Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
Medir Tejado, Lluís
Administració local
Crisi econòmica, 2008-2009
Política d'austeritat
Finances locals
Espanya
Local government
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Austerity policy
Local finance
Spain
title_short Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
title_full Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
title_fullStr Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
title_full_unstemmed Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
title_sort Dealing with Austerity: a case of local resilience in Southern Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Medir Tejado, Lluís
Pano, Esther
Viñas Ferrer, Alba
Magre Ferran, Jaume
author Medir Tejado, Lluís
author_facet Medir Tejado, Lluís
Pano, Esther
Viñas Ferrer, Alba
Magre Ferran, Jaume
author_role author
author2 Pano, Esther
Viñas Ferrer, Alba
Magre Ferran, Jaume
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Administració local
Crisi econòmica, 2008-2009
Política d'austeritat
Finances locals
Espanya
Local government
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Austerity policy
Local finance
Spain
topic Administració local
Crisi econòmica, 2008-2009
Política d'austeritat
Finances locals
Espanya
Local government
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Austerity policy
Local finance
Spain
description Southern countries are undergoing a severe economic crisis that has renewed debates about the available strategies to economize their public resources. Political leaders have launched a wide range of different strategies aimed at reducing spending. According to generally accepted political discourse, drastic actions should be taken to guarantee economic and financial sustainability in times of austerity. We explore the main measures adopted by Spanish municipalities in order to examine their impact in budgetary terms. First of all, we identify the most frequently implemented mechanisms including organizational structure, public services and operational economic restructuration. After their quantification, we monitor the presence and impact of each set of policies to analyse the relationship between concrete measures and effective economic impact. The effective reduction of budgets is being implemented but data shows that local governments are resilient to non-compulsory changes. The 'government at a distance' policy pursued by the central state administration has effectively reduced budgets but has not affected the institutional core of Spanish local governments.
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Local Government Studies, 2017, vol. 43, num. 4, p. 621-644
https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2017.1310101
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