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100			_aEshel, Sharon _946218
245			_aCentralization, neoliberalism, and housing policy central–local government relations and residential development in Israel
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 37, Issue 2, 2019 ( 237-255 p.)
520			_aIn recent decades, many countries have experienced decentralization and neoliberal processes. The literature usually refers to decentralization as an outcome of growing neoliberalism, but are these two processes analytically connected? This study answers the question by examining the relationship between central and local government in Israel in the context of housing policy. It focuses on a housing policy called Heskem Gag (“umbrella agreement”), an agreement between the government and local authorities to rapidly increase the supply of housing units. Whereas Heskem Gag might seem an act of decentralization, in-depth analysis paints a mixed picture: although some terms of the agreement promote fiscal and administrative autonomy, others curb it and have a strong centralizing effect. The study discusses the possibility of a hybrid model of neoliberal centralism, and its problematic ramifications for the interests of local residents, especially the disadvantaged. Although the findings are based on the Israeli case, they are relevant to many countries with a neoliberal economy that have undergone decentralization in recent decades, especially at times of national crises.
650			_aNeoliberalism, c _932321
650			_aentralization, _946219
650			_adecentralization, _932891
650			_ahousing policy, _946220
650			_a Israel _946221
700			_a Ravit Hananel _946222
773	0		_08872 _915873 _dLondon Pion Ltd. 2010 _tEnvironment and planning C: _x1472-3425
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2399654418782708
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