Chapter 1 Introduction: Local Public Services in Times of Austerity

Chapter 2 Importing or Constructing Austerity? Global Reforms and Local Implementation as a Case of Policy Transfer

Chapter 3 Greek Municipalities Before and During the Austerity Era: Imposed Policies, Local Resistance and Unsuccessful Reforms

Chapter 4 The Biggest Loser? Local Public Services Under Austerity Measures in Portugal

Chapter 5 Spanish Local Government and the Austerity Plan: In the Eye of the Perfect Storm

Chapter 6 In the Shadow of Austerity: Italian Local Public Services and the Politics of Budget Cuts

Chapter 8 Local Public Services and Austerity Measures in Croatia: Adaptations of the Resilient Social Model Through the Central-Local Power and Blame Games

Chapter 9 The Bumpy Road of the Externally Transferred Austerity Agenda in Albania and Its Fragmentary Effects on Local Public Services

Chapter 10 Conclusions: The Direction and Entity of Austerity in Mediterranean Local Public Services