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Public Management in Times of Austerity seeks to explore the austerity policies adopted by European governments and their consequences to public management. It asks how governments have implemented new rules leading to more stringency in public budgeting and financial management, and how they have cut back public expenditure.
List of contents
Part 1: Introduction
1. Introduction
Eva Moll Ghin and Mads Bøge Kristiansen
2. Public Management in Times of Austerity – The Literature
Eva Moll Ghin and Mads Bøge Kristiansen
3. The Five Case Countries
Eva Moll Ghin and Mads Bøge Kristiansen
Part 2: Cutback Management in Times of Austerity
4. Germany an Outlier in Terms of Fiscal Adjustment
Jobst Fiedler, Gerhard Hammerschmid and Lorenz Löffler
5. Italy: A Tale of Path-Dependent Public Sector Shrinkage
Fabrizio Di Mascio, Davide Galli, Alessandro Natalini, and Edoardo Ongaro
6. Cutback Management in Denmark
Hanne Foss Hansen and Mads Bøge Kristiansen
7. Cutback Management in Ireland in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
Muiris MacCarthaigh and Niamh Hardiman
8. Cutback Management in Estonia During the Crisis of 2008-10 and Beyond
Riin Savi, Tiina Randma-Liiv, and Ringa Raudla
Part 3: Budgetary Reforms in Times of Austerity
9. New Fiscal Rules and Budgetary Reforms Supporting Fiscal Turnaround in Germany
Jobst Fiedler and Juliane Sarnes
10. Italy: Centralisation of Budgetary Processes as a Response to the Fiscal Crisis
Fabrizio Di Mascio, Alessandro Natalini, Edoardo Ongaro, and Francesco Stolfi
11. Budgetary Reform in Denmark in Times of Austerity
Eva Moll Ghin
12. Budgetary and Financial Management Reform in Ireland
Muiris MacCarthaigh and Niamh Hardiman
13. Budgeting and Financial Management Reforms in Estonia During the Crisis of 2008-10 and Beyond
Ringa Raudla, Tiina Randma-Liiv, and Riin Savi
Part 4: Comparative Analysis and Conclusion
14. Comparative Analysis and Conclusion
Eva Moll Ghin, Hanne Foss Hansen, and Mads Bøge Kristiansen
About the author
Eva Moll Ghin is post doc in public administration at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hanne Foss Hansen is professor in public administration and organization at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mads Bøge Kristiansen is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark.
Summary
Public Management in Times of Austerity seeks to explore the austerity policies adopted by European governments and their consequences to public management. It asks how governments have implemented new rules leading to more stringency in public budgeting and financial management, and how they have cut back public expenditure.
