Financialization and local statecraft / Andy Pike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pike, Andy, 1968- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--England--History--21st century.

Local government.

Public administration--England--History--21st century.

Public administration.

Financialization--England--History--21st century.

Financialization.

Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--1997-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The UK government reduced expenditure and introduced local financial self-sufficiency in pursuing austerity after the 2008 crash, forcing local governments in England to find savings and new income sources to close funding gaps. As new financial strategies and practices were devised, 'councillors at the casino' were characterised as taking risks with local taxpayers' money and jeopardising local public service provision. Looking beyond the high-profile cases in an internationally resonant local public sector reform laboratory, 'Financialization and Local Statecraft' examines the wider landscape across local government in England since 2010, which comprises a local tier of over 300 governments managing £100bn of revenue expenditure, employing almost 1.5 million people, and providing services to over 56 million people across the country.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 1, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Pike, Andy Financialization and Local Statecraft

ISBN:

0-19-194728-8

0-19-267062-X

0-19-267063-8