Mitunter wird befürchtet, dass mit der Stadt-Umland-Wanderung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland einhergehende sozioökonomische Entwicklungen in Kernstädten zu ähnlichen Niedergangserscheinungen führen wie sie nicht selten im Gefolge derartiger Wanderungen in amerikanischen Kernstädten...

Acknowledgements -- Preface / Jamie Peck -- Introduction / Mark Davidson and Kevin Ward -- Austerity and the spectacle: urban triage and post-political development in Detroit / L Owen Kirkpatrick and Chalem Bolton -- Austerity as the new normal : the fiscal politics of retrenchment in San Jose,...

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...