Public service provisioning as a marker of spatial inequality

Linda M. Lobao () and Gregory Hooks ()

Chapter 5 in Rethinking Spatial Inequality, 2025, pp 107-129 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, we conceptualize state activity in service provision as a form of spatial inequality. Public service provisioning is a less explored domain of spatial inequality. We look at public services from an enhanced spatial inequality approach that connects bodies of literature, theoretical insights, and spatial scales. We review how different lines of research have studied the spatial distribution of public services and the related issue of service cutbacks as seen in austerity policies. While research on public service provisioning makes important inroads in charting inequality within and across nation-states, it has not been fully extended subnationally to places beyond the city. We bring together theoretical insights from spatially oriented literature on public service provision and cutback policies through an empirical application that spans both urban and rural areas.

Keywords: Spatial inequality; Spatial disparities in public services; Social welfare services; Austerity policies; Welfare states; Public service cutbacks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803926124
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