Mia Gray

TL;DR: Gray and Barford as mentioned in this paper argue that it has actively reshaped the relationship between central and local government, shrinking the capacity of the local state, increasing inequality between local governments, and exacerbating territorial injustice.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider how the financial crisis originated in the urban and became part of a broader state crisis with consequences for cities and explore political implications that include the undermining of democratic processes and the rise of new "austerity" regimes.

TL;DR: GRAY et al. as discussed by the authors analyzed the Seattle region as a hub-and-spoke district, where an industry and its suppliers cluster around one or several core firms, and the success of dominant firms is a function of dominant firm market power and strategy rather than networking.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the shrinking state is a product of a restructured social contract between government and citizens and the private sector that has transformed regions and localities, and that these changes, in turn, have led to shifts in state capacity and policy orientation that leave populations bereft of needed public services.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of a study conducted between October 2014 and January 2015, which collected industry data directly from 255 leading platforms in Europe through a web-based questionnaire, capturing an estimated 85% to 90% of the European online alternative finance market.