Over the years civil service systems have come under intense scrutiny. This work provides a comparative study of civil service systems in Asia, Western Europe and Africa. It gives insights into areas such as the impact of juridification; the role of middle-level and local government civil servants; and values of differing civil service systems.

Over the last few decades civil service systems have come under intense scrutiny. The role and position of the civil service as core actors in the public sector has been seriously questioned. This volume uniquely provides a comparative study of civil service systems in Asia, Western Europe and Africa. The cast of international contributors provide new insights into areas such as the impact of juridification; the role of middle-level and local government civil servants; and values of differing civil service systems.

Introduction: Civil Service Systems and the Challenges of the 21st Century
J.C.N.Raadschelders, F.M.Van der Meer &
T.A.J.Toonen - PART I: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS in CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS - Civil Service Development in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS: Swimming with the Tide
T.Verheijen&
A.Rabrenovic - Western Europe Civil Service Systems: A Comparative Analysis
F.M.Van der Meer, T.Steen &
A.Wille - Anglo-American Systems: Easy Diffusion
J.Halligan - Explaining Civil Service Reform in Asia
J.Burns - Africa: Rehabilitating Civil Service Institutions, Main Issues and Implementation Progress
L.Adamolekun - PART II: CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS AS MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE - National Civil Service Systems
and the Implications of Multi-Level Governance: Weberianiam
Revisited?
C.van den Berg &
T.A.J.Toonen - Historical Legacies and Dynamics of Institutional Change in Civil Service Systems
P.Bezes &
M.Lodge - Public Service Systems at Sub National and Local Levels of Government: A British-German-French Comparison
S.Kuhlmann
&
J.Bogumil - Middle Level Bureaucrats: Policy, Discretion and Control
E.Page - PART III: CIVIL SERVANTS
AND LEGALITY, EFFICIENCY, AND RESPONSIVENESS - Law and Management: Comparatively Assessing the Reach of Judicialization
R.Christensen &
C.Wise - The Constitutional Responsibility of the Civil Service
J.Rohr - Civil Service Systems and Responsibility, Accountability and Performance: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
G.Dijkstra - Governance and Civil Service Systems: From Easy Answers to Hard
Questions
B.G.Peters &
J.Pierre - PART IV: CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT - Is Past Prologue to 21st Century Civil Service Systems? Exploring Historical Frames for Discovering Lessons about Institutional Futures
R.Stillman II - Political-Administrative Relations

L.Rouban - Political System Reform: Can Administrative Reform Succeed Without?
J.C.N.Raadschelders &
M.Bemelmans-Videc - CONCLUSION - Civil Servants in the Enabling Framework State of the 21st Century
J.C.N.Raadschelders, F.M.van der Meer &
T.A.J.Toonen