Understanding public management and governance / Tony Bovaird and Elke Löffler -- The changing context of public policy / Tony Bovaird and Elke Löffler -- The size and scope of the public sector / Peter M. Jackson -- Public management reforms across OECD countries / Jürgen Blum and Nick...

Distinctiveness in the study of public management in Europe : an introduction / Walter Kickert -- The study of public management in France : la spécificité du modèle français d'administration / Annie Bartoli -- The study of public management in Germany : poorly institutionalised and...