The Institute for Fiscal Studies Report: English Council Funding: What’s Happened and What’s Next?

Date
2019-07-22
Authors
Copus, Colin
Jones, Alistair
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Publisher
Wiley
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
The article reviews the recent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IfFS) report, English Council Funding: What’s Happened and What’s Next. The article provides an overview of the main themesand findings of the report which examines the consequences of a sustained period of austerity for English local government and the impact of austerity on certain key council services.The article explores what the report has to say about the way councils have responded to reductions in government funding and the strategies they have developed to protect certain frontline services. The article reviews the suggestions made in the IfFS report for changing English local government funding and finds that they reflect a form of centralist thinking which lacks a radical edge when it comes to reform.
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Keywords
local government finance, local government, centralism, localism, spending review
Citation
Copus, C. and Jones, A. (2019) The Institute for Fiscal Studies Report: English Council Funding: What’s Happened and What’s Next? The Political Quarterly journal,
Research Institute
Local Governance Research Centre (LGRC)