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Directly-elected mayors and the austerity agenda: lessons from the German experience

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  • Peter Eckersley
  • Peter Timm-Arnold

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This paper identifies the key factors that have affected the ability of elected mayors in some German cities to introduce austerity measures in response to serious financial problems. Drawing on a detailed study of six municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia, it highlights how the mayor's managerial and/or legal experience, as well as the party-political make-up of the council, played a vital role in determining the success of savings initiatives. Such findings have important implications for countries such as England, where some have argued for the introduction of elected mayors in order to improve decision-making capacity within local government.

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  • Peter Eckersley & Peter Timm-Arnold, 2014. "Directly-elected mayors and the austerity agenda: lessons from the German experience," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(5), pages 347-354, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:34:y:2014:i:5:p:347-354
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2014.945803
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    1. David Sweeting & Robin Hambleton, 2020. "The dynamics of depoliticisation in urban governance: Introducing a directly elected mayor," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 57(5), pages 1068-1086, April.

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