Comparative Civil Service Systems in the 21st Century

1. Civil Service Systems and the Challenges of the 21st Century; Jos C.N. Raadschelders, Theo A.J. Toonen and Frits M. van der Meer 2. Civil Service Development in Central and Eastern European and the CIS: A Perfect Storm?; Tony J.G. Verheijen and Aleksandra Rabrenovic 3. Civil Service Systems in Western Europe: a Comparative Analysis; Frits van der Meer, Trui Steen, Anchrit Wille 4. Anglophone Systems: Diffusion and Policy Transfer within an Administrative Tradition; John Halligan 5. Explaining Civil Service Reform in Asia; John P. Burns 6. Africa: Revalitalizing Civil Service Systems to Enhance Economic Performance; Ladipo Adamolekun and Dele Olowu 7. National Civil Service Systems in Western Europe: The End or Endurance of Weberian Bureaucracy?; Caspar van den Berg, Theo A.J. Toonen 8. Civil Service Reforms, Public Service Bargains and Dynamics of Institutional Change; Philippe Bezes and Martin Lodge 9. Public Service Systems at Sub National and Local Levels of Government: a British-German-French comparison; Sabine Kuhlmann, Sylvia Veit and Jörg Bogumil 10. Middle Level Officials and Policy; Edward C. Page 11. Transitions in Civil Service Systems: Robustness and Flexibility in Human Resource Management; Per Lægreid and Lois Recascino Wise 12. Civil Service Systems and Public Service Motivation; James L. Perry 13. Law and Management: Comparatively Assessing the Reach of Judicialization; Robert K. Christensen and Charles R. Wise 14. The Constitutional Responsibility of the Civil Service; John A. Rohr 15. Civil Service Systems and Responsibility, Accountability and Performance: A Multi-Dimensional Approach; G.S.A. Dijkstra Chapter 16: Governance and Civil Service Systems: From Easy Answers to Hard Questions; B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre 17. Is Past Prologue to 21ST Century Civil Service Systems? Exploring Historical Frames for Discovering Lessons about Institutional Futures; Richard J. Stillman II 18. Political-Administrative Relations: Evolving Models of Politicization; Luc Rouban 19: Political System Reform. Can Administrative Reform Succeed Without?; Jos C.N. Raadschelders and Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc 20: Civil Servants in the Enabling Framework State of the 21st Century Jos C.N. Raadschelders, Theo A.J. Toonen and Frits M. van der Meer