Civil Services In The Eu Of 27

This volume compares and analyses the national civil services and the most important reform trends in the 27 Member States of the European Union. The authors first examine the reform processes concerning civil servants' legal status, organisational changes, recruitment policies, remuneration, decentralisation of human resource responsibilities, job security and ethics. They consider in what ways similarities and differences can be detected amongst the 27 Member States and whether and to what extent the national civil services move away from traditional bureaucratic structures. Finally, the authors discuss the main outcomes of the reform processes and the future of the classical civil service. This publication contrasts with the many popular and speculative statements that too often capture the headlines on the future of the civil service and the different human resource management reforms. Instead, it is a measured conclusion about emerging trends and developments in this important policy area. The authors argue that the reform of the public sector will not, as many have predicted, be characterised by clear changes and progress in the area. Instead, the outcomes of the reform reveal a more complex picture of piecemeal and paradoxical patterns of change.

Scholars of public administration, economics, and political science, most from the region but some from western Europe and the US, describe the emerging civil service systems in nine countries, revealing the patterns that are developing during transition. They apply the methodological framework developed by the Civil Service Research Consortium to each country, providing a high degree of coherence that facilitates comparative analysis. They consider such aspects as the history of the system, internal labor markets, public opinion, relations between politicians and administrators, and civil service reform and development. They also take into account outside factors such as the possibility of joining the European Union. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Collected by two scholars from the Department of Public Administration, Leiden U., The Netherlands, this volume offers an overview of the important issues in contemporary bureaucracies by comparing and analyzing the civil service systems of nine Western European nations. In each chapter, contributors employ a neo- institutional framework and empirical research to delineate the specific characteristics and development of the system in each country. Countries discussed include Britain, Germany, Norway, Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, and Spain. The concluding chapter compares the civil service systems discussed in the book, attempting to find parallels and variations between them and proposing possible explanations for the development of these similarities and differences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

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.

Reference book on the legal status and working conditions of international civil servants - explains sources of law in the UN and specialized agencies and the EC civil service; discusses political aspects, conditions of employment, personnel management, recruitment, selection, career development, social security rights, etc. ILO mentioned. Bibliography.