Comparative literature on institutional reforms in multi-level systems proceeds from a global
trend towards the decentralization of state functions. However, there is only scarce …

This article is meant to take a noteworthy step towards conceptually promoting the
evaluation of institutional reform policies in the sub-national space. It aims to apply pertinent …

IMPACT The digital transformation of public administration is expected to fundamentally
reshape the institutional setting of local service delivery, administration, and governance in …

After a new and ambitious reform, referred to as the 'Territorial Big Bang', France was
confronted, from the end of 2018, with the revolt of the yellow vests, often originating from the …

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of differing decentralisation strategies–
political, administrative and horizontal–on administrative performance subsequent to reform …

Dieses Lehrbuch soll in das Studium der öffentlichen Verwaltung in vergleichender
Perspektive einführen und einen Überblick über Verwaltungssysteme und …

Purpose This chapter is aimed at contributing to the question of how institutional reforms
affect multi-level governance (MLG) capacities and thus the performance of public task …

Decentralization implies the existence of local government units with bodies that are
democratically elected and structured, having broad autonomy and authority as well as …

This article compares local government reforms in three European countries: France, the
United Kingdom (England), and Germany. In the analysis, the author distinguishes between …

In January 2020, county state administration offices, as first-line state administration offices
in Croatia, were abolished and their competences transferred to county second-level units of …