Ahrens, Thomas; Ferry, Laurence - In: Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial … 32 (2020) 5, pp. 813-823
Purpose: The financial resilience of local authorities has been a serious concern over the past decade due to austerity and its effects on local government budgets despite rising service demands. More recently, the scale and suddenness of the shock from COVID-19 has exacerbated problems of...