Comparative Civil Service Systems in the 21st Century - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113732578X ISBN 13: 9781137325785

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

This revised and expanded edition of a benchmark collection compares how civil services around the world have adapted to cope with managing public services in the 21st century. The volume provides insights into multi-level governance, juridification and issues of efficiency and responsiveness as well as exploring the impact of fiscal austerity.

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Review:

'The new edition of this volume is a welcome update to an important contribution to the literature on comparative public administration. It is replete with the erudite analysis and evaluation delivered by leading scholars from a richly blended global perspective.'
– Andrew Massey, Professor of Politics, University of Exeter, UK

'This second and wholly revised edition of the volume presents an excellent perspective of the changing nature and environment of civil service systems. The editors have brought together leading experts on national administrations and have produced a first-rate comparative volume of civil service systems. It will be invaluable to all students of public administration and to practitioners.'
– Ezra Suleiman, IBM Professor of International Studies, Princeton University, USA

'This book brings a convincing kaleidoscopic view of Civil Service Systems (CSS). Based on the most updated empirical research, the editors take a real global perspective with solid comparisons and an evolutionary vision on CSS. Reference to challenges such as governance, performance, and accountability show how CSS moves from being part of a problem to being part of a solution. For all these reasons, this book will become a classic.'
– Geert Bouckaert, President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Brussels, Belgium

About the Author:

Frits M. van der Meer is CAOP Professor of Comparative Civil Service and Public Sector Reform, Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Jos C.N. Raadschelders is Professor and Associate Director of Faculty at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University, USA and affiliated as Professor of Public Administration, Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Theo A.J. Toonen is Dean, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM), Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands; Chair in Institutional Governance and Public Administration at Delft and Leiden University, the Netherlands.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 113732578X
• ISBN 13: 9781137325785
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 383
• Editor: Van Der Meer Frits M., Raadschelders J., Toonen T.