ALISON GARDNER's Outputs (2)

Negotiating Austerity and Local Traditions (2016)
Book Chapter
Gardner, A., & Lowndes, V. (2016). Negotiating Austerity and Local Traditions. In M. Bevir, & R. Rhodes (Eds.), Rethinking Governance: Ruling, rationalities and resistance (125-143). Routledge

Despite 30% cuts in English local government budgets since 2010, alongside rising demands for services, there has been little outward sign of crisis. On the contrary, political protest has been muted, public satisfaction remains steady and no local... Read More about Negotiating Austerity and Local Traditions.

Local governance under the Conservatives: super-austerity, devolution and the ‘smarter state’ (2016)
Journal Article
Lowndes, V., & Gardner, A. (2016). Local governance under the Conservatives: super-austerity, devolution and the ‘smarter state’. Local Government Studies, 42(3), 357-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2016.1150837

Through their ambitious devolution programme, the Conservatives show a new assertiveness in relation to restructuring the local state, in contrast to the laissez-faire approach of the previous Coalition government. Although the Coalition piloted devo... Read More about Local governance under the Conservatives: super-austerity, devolution and the ‘smarter state’.