01502pab a2200169 454500008004000000100002400040245012300064260000900187300001500196362001200211520091800223650002301141773003301164909001101197999001901208952010501227180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRaudla, Ringa et al  aThe impact of fiscal crisis on decision making processes in European governments: dynamics of a centralization cascade  c2015  ap.842-852.  aNov-Dec  aThe Great Recession resulted in fiscal crises for governments across the Western world. Significant cuts in government programs were initiated as many governments scrambled to reduce their growing budget deficits. This article explores how European governments reacted during the recent crisis. In particular, the authors focus on the interlinkages between shifts toward more centralized decision making. The article uses a survey of thousands of public sector executives in 17 European countries. The authors find evidence of a centralization cascade, such that centralizing one element of the decision-making process leads to greater centralization throughout the system. Results also show that having a high number of organizational goals and facing clear sanctions for failing to achieve goals lead to greater centralization, but greater organizational commitment reduces the need to centralize. - Reproduced.  aEconomic recession  aPublic Administration Review  a109841  c109836d109836  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 75, Issue no: 6pAR110301r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR