Challenges to State Policy Capacity

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