Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: Comparing Local Public Sector Reforms: Institutional Policies in Context; Background and Objectives; Conceptualizing Local Public Sector Reforms; External Administrative Reforms; Internal Administrative Reforms; Democratic Reforms; Comparative Approach: Institutional Policies in Context; Context Conditions of Reforms; Country Clusters of Public Administration and Local Government Systems; Overview of This Volume; Notes; References
