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Part 7 – How Other Nations Handle “Near-Shutdowns” and Budget Deadlocks (Comparative Case Studies)

The Political Economy of U.S. Government Shutdowns

Australia, Belgium, Canada, EU, Germany, Northern Ireland, UK, USA

Big picture: outside the U.S., core public services keep running during budget crises. Countries build in caretaker rules, automatic or provisional funding, and constitutional backstops so there is political change (elections, new coalitions) rather than administrative stoppage. 7.1 United Kingdom — “Supply” as confidence + cashflow backstops So what? Even…
Part 14 – Comparative Case Studies of Budget Crises (How Services Keep Running Outside the U.S.)

The Political Economy of U.S. Government Shutdowns

Australia, Belgium, Canada, EU, Germany, Northern Ireland, UK, USA

Core finding: other systems turn a budget impasse into a political event (caretaker government, election, coalition deal) while services continue via legal backstops (contingency funds, interim budgets, “provisional twelfths,” etc.). 14.1 United Kingdom — Supply as Confidence + the Contingencies Fund Take-away: UK continuity is financial (Treasury advances) and constitutional…