Was versteht man unter Open Government und wie funktioniert es in der kommunalpolitischen Praxis? Welche Erfahrungen haben Kommunen unter anderem in Modellprojekten gemacht - auch solche ausserhalb Deutschlands - und welche Konsequenzen ergeben sich daraus für künftige Projekte? Und welche...

Current international and European Union environmental policies increasingly promote collaborative and participatory decision-making on appropriate and multiple governance levels as a means to attain more sustainable policies and a more effective and lasting policy implementation. The entailed...

This volume provides a unique insight into the ways local governments have maintained financial resilience in the face of the significant challenges posed by the era of austerity. Taking an international perspective, it provides an enlightening and practical analysis of the different capacities...

Front Cover -- Governmental Financial Resilience: International Perspectives on How Local Governments Face Austerity -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributo rs -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Governments and Crises -- Studying crises and austerity in the public sector -- An alternative...