Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Collection -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction. La notion d'espace administratif -- Trois notions étroitement reliées -- 1. La notion d'Ea comme énoncé d'une condition -- 1.1. Formation de la notion -- 1.2. Contenu de la notion : espace normatif limité -- 2. La notion d'Ea : élément d'une construction -- 2.1. Deux utilisations -- 2.2. Imperfections et remèdes -- 2.3. Professionnalisation et Ea -- Références -- I. L'espace administratif européen et ses implications : le cas du professionnalisme de la fonction publique dans les pays d'Europe continentale -- Résumé -- Introduction -- 1. Une esquisse de la fonction publique européenne : les raisons de sa formation et ses traits communs -- 1.1. Les raisons historiques d'une fonction publique statocentrique -- 1.2. Les grands traits du régime de la fonction publique en Europe continentale -- 2. Les fonctions publiques de l'Europe continentale en mouvement : vers un renforcement du professionnalisme des agents publics -- 2.1. Les moyens de ce mouvement -- 2.2. Les risques de réformes récentes portant sur la professionnalisation de la fonction publique européenne -- 2.3. Des remèdes proposés -- Bibliographie -- II. La Gestión del Espacio Público Latinoamericano: Una Responsabilidad Compartida -- Abstracto -- 1. Introducción -- 2. Lo Público vs lo Privado -- 3. Gobierno -- 3.1. Gobernación: Esquema Básico de Políticas relativas al ejercicio del Poder Público -- 3.2. La Gestión Gubernamental es un factor determinante en la generación de "Políticas Gubernamentales" -- 3.3. La Gobernabilidad coadyuva a la formulación de "políticas públicas" -- 3.4. La Gobernanza deviene en "Políticas Ciudadanas" -- 4. El Espacio Público -- 5. El Espacio Público Latinoamericano -- 6. Propuestas -- Bibliografía.

III. Ideological Differences in Administrative Reform: the Current Demotion of Public Service in Key Anglo-American Democracies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. The Association of the Anglo-American Democracies -- 2. The United Kingdom -- 2.1. Tradition Barely Copes -- 2.2. Thatcherism -- 2.3. New Labour -- 2.4. Big Society -- 3. New Zealand -- 3.1. Economic Salvation -- 3.2. The New Public Management is Modified -- 3.3. The Hybrid Model -- 4. Australia -- 4.1. Changing Course -- 4.2. The Moran Report -- 5. Canada -- 5.1. No Slouch -- 5.2. Revitalisation -- 5.3. Perpetual Issues -- 6. United States -- 6.1. The Power of New Thinking -- 6.2. American Exceptionalism -- 6.3. Obama Stays the Course -- References -- IV. Ideological Differences in Administrative Reform Behind the Hollowing Out of the Administrative State -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Common Cause -- 2. Globalisation -- 3. Americanisation or American Exceptionalism? -- 4. Spendthrift Government -- 5. Purse Strings -- 6. Different Drummers -- 7. A Distant Compromise? -- 8. More for Less -- 9. Progressive Reform -- Not Retreat Is Required -- 10. Collaborative Governance -- 11. The Changing Nature of Work -- 12. The Locus of Administrative Reform -- 13. Fresh Thinking -- 14. Current Challenges and Questions -- References -- V. Towards Professionalism in Africa's Public Service: Professionalising Human Resources Management in the Public Sector -- Abstract -- Introduction: the Problematic of Human Resource Management and Professionalism in Public Service, in Africa -- 1. Initiating the Africa Public Sector Human Resource Managers Network (APS-HRMnet) -- 2. Some of the Issues, Challenges and Problems Targeted by the Establishment of the APS-HRMnet -- 3. Objectives of the APS-HRMnet -- 4. Activities of the APS-HRMnet.

5. Support from the Political Leadership responsible for Public Service in Africa -- 6. Support from the Managerial Leadership of the Public Service in Africa -- 7. Developing Professionalism Ought to be Premised on a Common Understanding of 'Professionalism' -- 8. Professionalism among Public Officials -- 9. Specific Traits of Professionalism May Vary from Organisation to Organisation -- 10. Where Has Professionalism Gone Wrong? -- 11. "Quiet Corruption" and Decline in Service Delivery -- 12. Developing Professionalism in the Public Service -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- VI. Transition in the Governance of the Arab States -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Governance -- 2. The Arab States -- 3. Common Traditions and Characteristics -- 4. Challenges to Arab Governance -- 5. The Barriers to Professionalism in Arab Public Administration -- 6. Restructuring Authority and Building Capacity -- 7. The Arab Spring and Governance -- 8. Restructuring the Political Authority System -- 9. Building Administrative Capacity -- 10. Managing with Changed Governance: Concluding Remarks -- References -- VII. Restoring Professionalism to South Asian Public Services in a Global Context -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1. A Reality Check -- 2. Corruption: a Major Concern -- 3. Current Movements Against Corruption -- 4. The British Legacy -- 5. Professionalism - an Overview -- Part II -- 1. Civil Service Reforms and their Aftermath -- 2. Reforming Civil Service in India -- 3. Civil Services Reforms in Pakistan -- 4. Civil Service Reforms in Bangladesh and Elsewhere -- 5. The Challenge ahead: a Needed Paradigm Shift -- 6. Rekindling Ethical and Professional Values -- 7. Curtailing Election Expenses -- Increasing the Risk to Corrupt -- 8. New Ways of Fighting Corruption -- Concluding Observations -- References -- VIII. Administrative Space in East Asia.

Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. East Asian Bureaucratic Traditions -- 2. Administrative Reforms -- 3. Emerging Trends and Patterns -- Conclusions -- References -- IX. Globalism and Constellational Governance: Challenges for Service in the Global Public Interest -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Constellationalism and its Challenges Globally -- 1.1. Challenge I: Constellations of Global Communities - An Appreciative Capacity -- 1.2. Challenge II: Constellations of Global Institutions - an Architectural-Building Capacity -- 1.3. Challenge III: Constellations of Global Power - a Legitimation Capacity -- 2. Professions and Professionalism as Global Imperatives -- 2.1. Professions, Policy and Service Delivery -- 2.2. Professions, Power and Professionalism -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- X. Pulling the Threads Together: an Exit from the Crisis Restoring Public Trust with Public Service Professionalism -- Abstract -- Part I. The Backdrop: the State is Back! -- Introduction -- 1. Technology or Ideology -- 2. A Powerful Counter-culture: from Welfare to Warfare -- 3. The Role of Institutions in Building Public Trust -- 4. The Legacy of Reforms of 1981: a Case of De-professionalisation -- Concluding Remarks -- Part II. The Essence of Professionalism What is it really? -- Context and Content -- 1. Professionalism in Government: What do we Mean? -- 2. Knowledge as Fountainhead -- 3. Methodological Rigour: Conditio Sine Qua Non -- 4. Professional Values and Virtues -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Abstracts in English -- Introduction. The Idea of Administrative Space -- Three Closely Linked Ideas -- 1. The Idea of AS as Statement of a Condition -- 2. The idea of AS: a construction element -- References -- Abstracts -- Chapter I -- Chapter II -- Chapter III -- Chapter IV -- Chapter V -- Chapter VI -- Chapter VII -- Chapter VIII -- Chapter IX.

Chapter X -- Résumés en français -- Préface -- Avant-propos -- Résumés -- Chapitre I -- Chapitre II -- Chapitre III -- Chapitre IV -- Chapitre V -- Chapitre VI -- Chapitre VII -- Chapitre VIII -- Chapitre IX -- Chapitre X -- Abstractos en español -- Prefacio -- Prólogo - Avant propos -- Introducción. El concepto de espacio administrativo -- Tres conceptos estrechamente relacionados -- 1. El concepto de EA como enunciado de una condición -- 2. El concepto de EA: elemento de una construcción -- Bibliografía -- Abstractos -- Capítulo I -- Capítulo II -- Capítulo III -- Capítulo IV -- Capítulo V -- Capítulo VI -- Capítulo VII -- Capítulo VIII -- Capítulo IX -- Capítulo X -- About the Authors -- Authors' Index -- Table of Contents.