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Political Institutions and Public Policy

Perspectives on European Decision Making

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Bernard Steunenberg

    1. Netherlands Institute of Government, University of Twente, The Netherlands

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  2. Frans Vught

    1. Netherlands Institute of Government, University of Twente, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Study of Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xvii-xvii
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    2. Approaches to the Analysis of Institutions

      • Hans Keman
      Pages 1-27

    3. Institutions: The Economic Perspective

      • Bruno S. Frey
      Pages 29-44

    4. Sociological Perspectives on Institutions and Neo-institutionalism

      • Willem Trommel, Romke van der Veen
      Pages 45-66

    5. Normative and Real Institutions

      • Dick W. P. Ruiter
      Pages 67-81

  3. Institutions and Decision Making in Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Is Federalism Superior?

      • Jan-Erik Lane, Svante Ersson
      Pages 85-113

    3. The Effects of Alternative Governance Structures

      • Frans van Vught
      Pages 115-137

    4. Independent Agencies and the Delegation Problem: Theoretical and Normative Dimensions

      • Giandomenico Majone
      Pages 139-156

    5. European Challenges to the Nation State

      • Johan P. Olsen
      Pages 157-188

    6. Subsidiarity, Responsive Government and Individual Liberty

      • Viktor Vanberg
      Pages 189-203

    7. Codecision and its Reform

      • Bernard Steunenberg
      Pages 205-229

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 231-234
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About this book

The discipline of public administration and public policy is experiencing a renaissance of research in which explicit attention is paid to political insti­ tutions. This renewed interest in institutions is not simply an extension of the 'classical' paradigm in the study of public administration, which peaked in the 1920s and 1930s, but offers a new orientation on political institutions. While 'classical' institutionalism is known for its focus on the formal stroctures of the executive branch of government, the 'new' institutionalism concentrates on the interaction between political institutions and the behavior of policy makers. This interaction, which until recently was largely neglected in public administration and public policy, forms the basic theme of this volume. To advance the study of political institutions, two rather basic problems need to be addressed: What are institutions and what are adequate ways to analyze them? We briefty discuss both questions, which determine the strocture of this book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Netherlands Institute of Government, University of Twente, The Netherlands

    Bernard Steunenberg, Frans Vught

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Political Institutions and Public Policy

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives on European Decision Making

  • Editors: Bernard Steunenberg, Frans Vught

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8603-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4471-1Published: 30 September 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4818-9Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8603-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 234

  • Topics: Political Science, Economic Policy

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