Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Austerity Policies: Obstacles or Opportunities?

Raudla, Ringa and Tavares, António, "Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Austerity Policies: Obstacles or Opportunities?" in Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Europe: Institutions and Governance ed. Teles, Filipe and Swianiewicz, Pavel (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), 17-41.

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  • Author Raudla, Ringa
    Tavares, António
    Book Editor Teles, Filipe
    Swianiewicz, Pavel
    Chapter Title Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Austerity Policies: Obstacles or Opportunities?
    Book Title Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Europe: Institutions and Governance
    Publication Date 2018
    Place of Publication Cham
    Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
    Start page 17
    End page 41
    Language eng
    Abstract The profound challenges experienced by European countries as a consequence of the fiscal crisis, combined with the increase in the scope, size and diversity of IMC justify a closer look at whether and how austerity policies have shaped the developments of IMC across different countries. Has IMC become more prevalent in countries affected by the fiscal crisis? Have austerity policies presented obstacles or opportunities for IMC initiatives? We conducted a survey of experts in 11 selected countries, including both countries that were hit hard by the fiscal crisis and implemented extensive austerity policies and countries where IMC is known to be or becoming prevalent. The results of this exploratory analysis indicate that in five of the countries included in our sample (Italy, Portugal, Iceland, the Netherlands, and the UK), IMC has emerged as a solution to deal better with fiscal stress.
    Copyright Holder The Authors
    Copyright Year 2018
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9783319628196
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-62819-6_2
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