Fiscal Austerity and Innovation in Local Governance in Europe

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Contents: Preface Introduction, Carlos Nunes Silva and Jan BuAiek. Part I: Local self-government finance in Slovakia during the 2008-11 crisis, Jan BuAiek and Andrej Sopkuliak The economic adjustment program impact on local government reform in Portugal, Carlos Nunes Silva Public services in European countries: between public/municipal and private sector provision - and reverse?, Hellmut Wollmann. Part II: The role of local governance in strengthening cross-border cooperation, Milan Bufon Failed rescaling of territorial governance in Hungary: what was the gist?, Ilona Palne Kovacs Local and regional government reform in Croatia: subsidiarity and innovation in an era of austerity, Boris Bakota Local governance in Belarus: the impact of the economic and financial crisis on the administrative division reform, Bahdan Sarazhynski. Part III: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and citizen-authority engagement: applying developing world solutions to Europe in an era of fiscal austerity, Stephanie Steels Regional effects of urban development projects: an innovative tool to support fiscal sustainable urban planning, Anja Brauckmann The economic crisis impact on the social policy of Ostrava City, Blanka Markova and Iva Ticha Conclusion, Carlos Nunes Silva and Jan BuAiek. Index.