M. Painter & J. Pierre 
Challenges to State Policy Capacity 
Global Trends and Comparative Perspectives

Globalization and New Public Management pose major challenges to the policy capacity of the state. Challenges to State Policy Capacity offers the most timely and comprehensive coverage of contemporary state policy capacity. Drawing on the work by international leading scholars in political science and public administration, the book is indispensable to anyone interested in policy capacity, administrative reform and the state.

Table of Content

Notes on the Contributors Unpacking Policy Capacity: Issues and Themes; M.Painter & J.Pierre Capacity Beyond the Boundary: New Regulatory State, Fragmentation and Relational Capacity; K.Jayasuriya Swings and Roundabouts? Multilevel Governance as a Source of and Constraint on Policy Capacity; B.G.Peters & J.Pierre The Europeanization of National Policy Capacities; C.Knill Policy Instruments and Policy Capacity; B.G.Peters Machinery of Government and Policy Capacity: The Effects of Specialization and Coordination; K.Verhoest & G.Bouckaert Ministries and Agencies: Steering, Meddling, Neglect and Dependency; C.Pollitt Autonomization and Policy Capacity – The Dilemmas and Challenges Facing Political Executives; T.Christensen & P.Lægreid Policy-making Reforms and Civil Service Systems: An Exploration of Agendas and Consequences; M.Brans & D.Vancoppenolle Public Service Reform and Policy Capacity: Recruiting and Retaining the Best and the Brightest; P.Aucoin & H.Bakvis Policy Capacity and Citizens’ Attitudes: ‘Developmentalism’ in Nine Asian States; I.Marsh State Capacity in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan: Coping with Legitimation, Integration and Performance; A.B.L.Cheung Conclusions: Challenges to Policy Capacity; M.Painter & J.Pierre Index

About the author

PETER AUCOIN Dalhousie University, Canada HERMAN BAKVIS Dalhousie University, Canada GEERT BOUCKAERT Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium MARLEEN BRANS Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium ANTHONY B. L. CHEUNG City University of Hong Kong TOM CHRISTENSEN University of Oslo, Norway KANISHKA JAYASURIYA City University of Hong Kong CHRISTOPH KNILL University of Jena, Germany PER LAEGRID University of Bergen, Norway IAN MARSH Australian National University, Australia B. GUY PETERS University of Pittsburgh, USA CHRISTOPHER POLLITT Erasmus University, The Netherlands DIEDERIK VANCOPPENOLLE Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium KOEN VERHOEST Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium