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100	1		_aHLEPAS, Nikolaos Komninos _954519
245	1	0	_aIs it the twilight of decentralization? Testing the limits of functional reforms in the era of austerity
260			_aLos Angeles : _bSage, _cJune 2016
520	3		_aEconomic crisis and rigid austerity seem to have brought a long-lasting period of decentralization to an end. The comeback of centralist patterns offers the rapid implementation of austerity measures, while the lack of resources is challenging the sustainability of decentralized services. There is an obvious inconsistency between European decentralization policies, on the one side, and European austerity policies, on the other. Empirical evidence shows that local authorities were more responsive to citizens’ demands for social services, but now municipalities without resources repulse decentralization. In spite of centralist patterns, case studies of fiscal consolidation have revealed a remarkable deviation of municipal responses to top-down fiscal policies. Visionary leadership, active citizenry and inclusive decision-making processes predict good performance, while reproductive leadership and a passive citizenry predetermine unproductive central–local conflicts over burden-sharing and blame-shifting
773	0	8	_tInternational Review of Administrative Sciences _g82, 2, p. 273-290 _dLos Angeles : Sage, June 2016 _xISSN 00208523 _w
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998			_a20160713 _b1746^b _cAna
998			_a20170811 _b1107^b _cLarissa
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c50884 _d50884
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