Under the dual pressure of “slow-burn” challenges and acute shocks, increasing economic
resilience is gaining attention around the world to ensure the security and stability of …

Change is one of capitalism's constants. It never stands still, but is in a state of constant
churning, as old firms, products and technologies decline or disappear, and new firms …

This paper uses data from 280 cities in the period from 2008 to 2021 to investigate the
impact of population agglomeration on economic resilience. The empirical results reveal that …

With increased uncertainty and instability worldwide, how to enhance the urban economy
resilience effectively has become one main issue for urban economic development. Based …

This article updates cutback management theory and challenges austerity urbanism theory
by showing that local governments practice pragmatic municipalism—protecting services …

While national governments responded to the Great Recession with austerity, local
government responses were varied. Two contrasting views are found in the …

As local governments respond to fiscal stress after the global financial crisis, some scholars
warn about an austerity urbanism response wherein local governments cut and privatize …

This article analyses regional resilience to economic shock in Canada from 1987 to 2012, a
period that included severe recessions and major free-trade agreements. Employment is …

Devolution to the subnational state and local level has increased reliance on locally raised
revenue to provide basic social, infrastructural, and economic development services. We …

The COVID-19 pandemic represented a short-term shift in US social policy. Under the
CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the federal government prioritised …