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This book analyses constitutional change in federal and decentralizing countries from a comparative perspective. The authors identify structures, processes and strategies which have proven to favour successful constitutional amendment. Thereby, the book enables public officials, scholars, and students to learn from the constitutional reform experiences of other federal democracies and from practical suggestions how future reforms could be designed. From the Contents: The Relevance of Constitutional Change Constitutional Reform in “Co-operative” Federalism Constitutional Reform in Federal Systems with Divided Societies Devolution and Regionalisation in Federalising States Processes of Ratification Evolution after a Constitutional Reform Conclusion

This book provides an authoritative in-depth assessment of the development of the German public sector over the last decade. The authors examine the impact of international administrative trends - including privatization, the New Public Management, decentralization and Europeanization - and discuss the administrative consequences of unification. In addition to a lengthy introductory essay by the editors, the book includes analyses of postwar administrative development; the reform of the postal and telecommunications services; the privatization of the public railways; the Treuhandanstalt; the changing role of regional districts in West and East; local government transformation in the new Länder; and new forms of co-operative policy-making. This is the first English-language volume on the German public sector to appear for more than a decade. All articles are written by internationally recognized experts, representing a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and approaches. All are written in an accessible, non-legalistic style and are of relevance to professionals, academics and students.