Reform in Europe : breaking the barriers in government / edited by Liesbet Heyse ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Resodihardjo, Sandra.

Contributor:

Heyse, Liesbet, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning--European Union countries.

Political planning.

Policy sciences.

European Union countries--Social policy.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2006.

Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"One of the most prevailing myths within the social sciences is the difficulty of achieving reform. Governments are either unwilling to push for reform or if they are willing, they are unable to do so. This volume illustrates that reform can and does happen and therefore need not by mythologized. Through carefully selected case studies, the contributions to this volume illustrate reform in several policy sectors and countries, to include the smoking bans in Ireland, public housing in the Netherlands and asylum procedures in Germany. Designed to enhance our understanding of the reform process, this volume is highly suited to the fields of public administration and policy."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The myths of reform / Duco Bannink & Sandra Resodihardjo

The 1984 reform of the European dairy policy : financial crisis, French leadership, and the reappraisal of the EC's core values / Gerard Breeman

The rewards of policy legacy : why Dutch social housing did not follow the British path / Taco Brandsen & Jan-Kees Helderman

The introduction of national quality policies : a comparison of Denmark and the Netherlands / Mirjan Oude Vrielink ... [et al.]

Reforming Germany's constitutional right to asylum : a shifting paradigm / Fleur Alink

The Republic of Ireland's ban on smoking in the workplace : reframing the smoking issue / Melvyn Read

The reform of Dutch disability insurance : a crisis-induced shift of preferences and possibilities / Duco Bannink, Sanneke Kuipers & Tineke Lantink

Modernizing English local government : voice, loyalty, and exit in the demise of the committee system / Francesca Gains

District development planning in Heidelberg : realizing change through political leadership and community involvement / Michael Haus

Safety policy reform in Rotterdam : changing priorities in big city governance / Julien van Ostaaijen & Frank Hendriks

Explaining reform in Europe : comparison, patterns and reflections / Liesbet Heyse, Berber Lettinga & Martijn Groenleer

Epilogue : friction, resistance, and breakthroughs / Frank Baumgartner.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Other Format:

Print version: Resodihardjo, Sandra Reform in Europe

ISBN:

9780852289347

9786611097028

9781138620322

1138620327

9781351150521

1351150529

9781351150507

1351150502

9781281097026

1281097020

9780754680857

0754680851

OCLC:

437113404