Contents

pp iii-iii

List of figures, tables and boxes

pp iv-iv

Notes on contributors

pp v-ix

Acknowledgements

pp x-x

Foreword

pp xi-xiv

Part One - Context

pp 1-2

one - Introduction: the scope and challenges of the financial crisis

pp 3-24

two - The historical context of the global financial crisis: from Bretton Woods to the debacle of neoliberalism

pp 25-50

three - Financial crises, governance and cohesion: can governments learn up?

pp 51-70

Part Two - Policies and issues

pp 71-72

four - Public policy responses to fiscal debt or deficit: is there a difference?

pp 73-88

five - Protecting the community from the effects of the financial crisis

pp 89-110

six - Exploring the local political context of the recession

pp 111-134

seven - Efficiencies in public service delivery

pp 135-156

eight - Choice, empowerment, personalisation: taking forward public services in a recession

pp 157-178

nine - Governing the mix: how local government still matters

pp 179-196

Part Three - Conclusion

pp 197-198

ten - Conclusion: from recession to renewal?

pp 199-220

Index

pp 221-226