000			01360nam a2200193Ia 4500
008			181130s2018 xx 000 0 und d
100			_aFerry, Laurence
245			_aWhat about financial sustainabiity of local government: _ba critical review of accountability, transparency, and public assurance arrangements in England during austerity
260			_c2018
300			_ap.619-629.
504			_dJun
520			_aAusterity strained the financial sustainability of governments and ability of policy-makers to address policy challenges, and so having appropriate accountability and transparency arrangements to assure the public they were getting value for money took on renewed urgency. Comparing and contrasting findings from a critical review of policy developments in English Local Government during the Conservative led coalition central government 2010�2015 with those from related studies on accountability and transparency more generally, the article offers key themes for practitioners and policy-makers seeking to build stronger democratic systems of governance that go well beyond the UK jurisdiction. - Reproduced.
650			_aAccountability
650			_aLocal government - Finance - U.K.
650			_aTransparency
700			_aMurphy, Peter
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
906			_aAccountability
999			_c506898 _d506898