Jason Hackworth's book the Neoliberal City is a review of what the keynesian "spatial fix" was for the 1970s crisis, and he proposes an analysis of what the neoliberal turn meant for local governance (transfer of responsibilities from the federal state but lack of financing -> turn to business-like governance). He focuses mainly on North American cities. Smooth read, rather short book, some interesting ideas in the final chapters.

I found Clyde Prestowitz's analysis of the Post-crisis America (in his book, the Betrayal of American Prosperity) in relation to the rest of the world to be penetrating. Arguing for a return to the trajectory set in the pre-Reagan era.  Especially in terms of what type of globalization  is desirable and the areas of neglect (mostly institutional) if rectified that would put America back on a surer footing. Hailing from Asia, it gave me a peek into an alternative perspective - through the lens of an analyst that has his sights on a declining economic giant. Proving once again that decline, like prosperity, is an ever-present danger, prefiguring halts and hurdles to Asian growth if it doesn't learn from the lessons of economic history ( which may not be regional-centric and may be as relevant to all even though it concerns: America's, Europe, or even Japan for that matter). I believe we need to have a broader understanding of the underlying progression or policies and where this takes us in terms of the likely developmental trajectory. Clyde does a fantastic job of "cliometrics" while providing a running commentary on the relevant economic empirics...

Read my book: Taming the Regulatory state, EE Publisher.