Public sector shock : the impact of policy retrenchment in Europe / edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Public--Europe.

Finance, Public.

Budget process--Europe.

Budget process.

Government spending policy--Europe.

Government spending policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (657 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After a first series of policy responses to the 2008-09 crisis aimed at sustaining domestic demand through expansionary packages, most European governments have put in place restrictive policies to reduce their budget deficits. In consequence, a significant number of jobs and wages have been cut in the public sector. These reforms have given rise to waves of protest throughout Europe. The goal of this volume is to study this ""public sector shock"".

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of contributors; Foreword by Guy Ryder; 1. Public sector shock in Europe: Between structural reforms and quantitative adjustment; 2. Public sector adjustment and the threat to gender equality; 3. Early application of fiscal austerity measures in the Baltic states; 4. Croatia: Public sector adaptation and its impact on working conditions; 5. France: The public service under pressure; 6. Public sector adjustments in Germany: From cooperative to competitive federalism; 7. Public sector adjustment amidst structural adjustment in Greece: Subordinate, spasmodic and sporadic

8. Hungary: Public sector labour market from crisis to crisis9. Cautious adjustment in a context of economic collapse: Thepublic sector in the Irish crises; 10. The Netherlands: Wage cuts no longer a constructive option; 11. Portugal: Structural reforms interrupted by austerity; 12. Romania: A country under permanent public sector reform; 13. Those were the days, my friend: The public sector and theeconomic crisis in Spain; 14. Early fiscal consolidation and negotiated flexibility in Sweden:A fair way out of the crisis?

15. Austerity, privatization and levelling down: Public sectorreforms in the United KingdomIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-2-126569-2

OCLC:

843200373