Public Policy and Administration Sciences in the Netherlands.

Preface Introduction Dutch Public Administration 1. Governance and Government in the 19th and 20th Centuries - Jos C. N. Raadshelders and Theo A. S. J. Toonen 2. National Government, Governance and Administration - Walter J. M Kickert and Roeland J. in't Velt 3. Local Government: A. Survey - Wim Derksen, Arno F. A. Korsten and Jacques J. A. Thomassen Policy Sciences. 4. Policy-Making - Oscar van Heffen and Andries Hoogerwarf 5. National Planning: The Dutch Experience - Frans van Vught 6. Policy Implementation - Hans Th A. Bressers and Arthur B. Ringeling 7. Evaluation of Legislation: Change or Improvement? - Michiel Herweijer and Heinrich B. Winter 8. Governing: Structure and Process-Contingent Interventions - Ernst F. ten Heuvelhof and Johan A. de Bruijn 9. Public Policy Networks: Analysis and Management - Arnold A. J. Godfroij Public Management 10. Public Management and Governance - Hans J. G. M. Bekke, Walter J. M. Kickert and Jan Kooiman 11. The Dutch Public Financial Revolution - Peter B. Boorsma and Nico M. Mol. 12. Human Resources Management - Arno F. A. Korsten and Theo P. W. M. van der Krogt Public Sector Studies 13. Governmental Steering in Higher Education: An International Comparative Analysis - Frans A. van Vught 14. The Politics and Administration of Dutch Healthcare - Hans A. M. Maarse and Anton H. M. Kerkhoff 15. Instrument, Institutions and the Strategy of Sustainable Development: The Experiences of Environmental Policy - Hans Th A. Bressers and Kenneth I. Hanf 16. Governing the Welfare System: Dynamics and Change - Philip A. Idenburg and Hans R. van der Loo Subject Index About the Authors