Barbera, Carmela

Local government strategies in the face of shocks and crises: The role of anticipatory capacities and financial vulnerability - International Review of Administrative Sciences - 87(1), Mar, 2021: p.154-170

This article, building on governmental financial resilience literature, and using data from a survey of over 600 local governments in Germany, Italy and the UK, looks at the role that external shocks, anticipatory capacities and associated perceived vulnerabilities play in determining different organizational response strategies (i.e. ‘bouncing back’ versus ‘bouncing forward’ strategies) at times of crisis. In the face of shocks, higher perceived vulnerabilities will especially be associated with bouncing back strategies, whereas the presence of anticipatory capacity will be associated with bouncing forward strategies. – Reproduced




Bouncing back, Bouncing forward, Anticipatory capacities, Crises, Financial resilience, Germany, Italy, Shocks, UK, Vulnerability

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