Introducing wiserd localities / Martin Jones, Victoria Macfarlane & Scott Orford -- Reframing the devolved policy landscape in wales / Ian Stafford -- Wales : a statistical perspective / Sam Jones, Scott Orford & Gary Higgs -- The heads of the valleys / Stephen Burgess & Kate Moles -- Locating...

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...