German Public Administration: Background and Key Issues

Abstract The international community of public administration and administrative sciences shows a great interest in the basic features German system. with its formative decentralisation (called: federalism) is regarded as prime example multilevel governance strong local self-government. Furthermore, over past decades, traditional profile system has significantly been reshaped remoulded through reforms, processes modernisation transformation process East Germany. Studies on should focus especially key institutional administration; changing relationships between administration, society private sector; reforms at different levels federal system; new challenges approaches, such digitalisation, open government better regulation. publication following this structure four parts 22 chapters.