The Impact of Fiscal Crisis on Decision‐Making Processes in European Governments: Dynamics of a Centralization Cascade

Raudla, Ringa; Douglas, James W.; Randma‐Liiv, Tiina; Savi, Riin

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“…In response to a crisis, it is easier for policy actors to discredit the status quo, argue for change and overcome resistance (Keeler, ; Kingdon, ; Schmidt, ). It is also argued that the deeper the crisis – that is, the more severe the fiscal pressures in a country – the bigger the opportunity for comprehensive reforms (Keeler, ; Raudla et al, ) and the stronger the incentives of the policy makers to undertake institutional changes to prevent its recurrence (Keeler, ). In light of those arguments, we would expect that countries that have experienced more dramatic crises are likely to have experienced more extensive changes in their budget processes than those for whom the experience of crisis was milder.…”

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The Effects of Crises and European Fiscal Governance Reforms on the Budgetary Processes of Member States

Raudla

Bur

Keel

2019

J of Common Market Studies

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The goal of this article was to explore how the experience of the crisis and the fiscal governance reforms at the European level have influenced budget processes in member states. Drawing on the Europeanization, fiscal governance and pubic crisis management literature, the article first outlines a series of propositions about the kinds of shifts in the budget process that we would expect to ensue from the crisis experience and European reforms. The empirical part of our article explores the validity of those theoretical conjectures in three different member states: Portugal, Austria and Finland. We found that the crisis experience and European reforms have led to increased centralization of the budgetary process in all three countries. Although we would have expected Austria and Portugal to move closer towards the contracts approach of fiscal governance, this has not happened as the medium-term expenditure frameworks are not viewed as binding.

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The Effects of Crises and European Fiscal Governance Reforms on the Budgetary Processes of Member States

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Keel

2019

J of Common Market Studies

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“…In the last decade, public organizations across the globe have been put under stress by increasingly demanding work environments. This trend is driven by the concurrence of austerity measures and greater citizen demands for quality public services (Karanikolos et al ; Raudla et al ). In other words, since the Great Recession, public employees have been asked to do more with less.…”

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The Effects of Doing More with Less in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Large‐Scale Survey

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Schuster

Albareda

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Public Administration Review

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Since the onset of the Great Recession, "doing more with less" has become a policy mantra. To do more with less, a range of governments have concurrently imposed wage cuts and greater work demands on public employees. This article assesses the impact of these changes on the job satisfaction and work motivation of public employees in 34 European countries. Congruent with previous studies linking income and working hours with job attitudes, the article finds a negative impact on both. There are no free austerity lunches: while public employees may work longer hours for lower pay, they are less satisfied and less motivated when doing so. One caveat applies: the effect on motivation-although not satisfaction-is mitigated when employees feel that their values are aligned with those of their organization. This puts a premium on public managers fostering value alignment, particularly when it is hardest to achieve: in times of cutbacks. Practitioner Points• Pay cuts and enhanced workloads have a significant negative effect on job satisfaction and motivation across public sectors. • If employees perceive that their personal values are aligned with their jobs, the effects of negative working conditions on motivation are attenuated. • Public sector leaders should put a premium on measures to strengthen value alignment, particularly when it is arguably hardest to achieve: in times of cutbacks.

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“…The increase in the power of Ministries of Finance has also been an overarching aspect of centralisation across Europe (Raudla et al, 2015). This trend is evident even in countries such as Sweden or Norway, which had not been severely affected by the crisis (Randma-Liiv and Savi, 2016).…”

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Varieties of labour administration in Europe and the consequences of the Great Recession

Gavris

Heyes

2019

Economic and Industrial Democracy

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This paper focuses on national public administration activities that relate to employment, social protection and industrial relations. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) refers to these activities collectively as 'labour administration' and regards the bodies that conduct them within individual countries as together forming national systems of labour administration. This paper explores the concept of 'national system of labour administration' and considers the potential contribution of comparative institutional analysis in understanding how national systems are organised and change over time. The paper also compares the organisation of national labour administration systems in European Union (EU) countries and analyses how these systems have developed since the start of the economic crisis that erupted in 2008.

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The Impact of Fiscal Crisis on Decision‐Making Processes in European Governments: Dynamics of a Centralization Cascade

Cited by 56 publications

References 62 publications

The Effects of Crises and European Fiscal Governance Reforms on the Budgetary Processes of Member States

The Effects of Crises and European Fiscal Governance Reforms on the Budgetary Processes of Member States

The Effects of Doing More with Less in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Large‐Scale Survey

Varieties of labour administration in Europe and the consequences of the Great Recession

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