Civil service systems in Western Europe, 2nd ed.

Contents:

1. Civil Service Systems in Western Europe: An Introduction - Frits M. van der Meer

2. The British Civil Service System - Scott L. Greer and Holly Jarman

3. The Development and Current Features of the German Civil Service System - Klaus H. Goetz

4. The Development and Current Features of the Norwegian Civil Service System - Tom Christensen

5. The Development and Current Features of the Danish Civil Service System - Morten Balle Hansen

6. The National Civil Service in Belgium - Annie Hondeghem

7. The Civil Service System of the Netherlands - Frits M. van der Meer and Gerrit S.A. Dijkstra

8. The Development and Current Features of the French Civil Service System - Philippe Bezes and Gilles Jeannot

9. The Italian Civil Service System - Rodolfo Lewanski and Federico Toth

10. The Development and Current Features of the Spanish Civil Service System - Salvador Parrado Diez

11. Civil Service Systems in West Europe: Variations and Similarities - Frits M. van der Meer and Gerrit S.A. DijkstraThis thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Civil Service Systems in Western Europe presents a comprehensive overview of the important issues in modern bureaucracies and provides a comparative analysis of the civil service systems of various Western European nations.

Country-specific case studies - based on neo-institutional frameworks and underpinned by extensive empirical research - are presented by the expert contributors. The specific nature and development of civil service systems is emphasized, and special attention is paid to the current features of each national civil service. Each chapter has been reworked to include new material and topics, and new chapters on Denmark, France and the United Kingdom have been included.

Combining both theoretical and empirical studies, this book will prove to be invaluable to scholars and students of public administration, political science and international affairs, as well as to civil servants, politicians and policymakers.