Challenges to State Policy Capacity

PETER AUCOIN Dalhousie University, CanadaHERMAN BAKVIS Dalhousie University, CanadaGEERT BOUCKAERT Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium MARLEEN BRANS Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BelgiumANTHONY B. L. CHEUNG City University of Hong KongTOM CHRISTENSEN University of Oslo, NorwayKANISHKA JAYASURIYA City University of Hong KongCHRISTOPH KNILL University of Jena, GermanyPER LAEGRID University of Bergen, NorwayIAN MARSH Australian National University, AustraliaB. GUY PETERS University of Pittsburgh, USACHRISTOPHER POLLITT Erasmus University, The NetherlandsDIEDERIK VANCOPPENOLLE Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BelgiumKOEN VERHOEST Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

• Notes on the Contributors Unpacking Policy Capacity: Issues and Themes; M.Painter & J.Pierre Capacity Beyond the Boundary: New Regulatory State, Fragmentation and Relational Capacity; K.Jayasuriya Swings and Roundabouts? Multilevel Governance as a Source of and Constraint on Policy Capacity; B.G.Peters & J.Pierre The Europeanization of National Policy Capacities; C.Knill Policy Instruments and Policy Capacity; B.G.Peters Machinery of Government and Policy Capacity: The Effects of Specialization and Coordination; K.Verhoest & G.Bouckaert Ministries and Agencies: Steering, Meddling, Neglect and Dependency; C.Pollitt Autonomization and Policy Capacity - The Dilemmas and Challenges Facing Political Executives; T.Christensen & P.Lægreid Policy-making Reforms and Civil Service Systems: An Exploration of Agendas and Consequences; M.Brans & D.Vancoppenolle Public Service Reform and Policy Capacity: Recruiting and Retaining the Best and the Brightest; P.Aucoin & H.Bakvis Policy Capacity and Citizens' Attitudes: 'Developmentalism' in Nine Asian States; I.Marsh State Capacity in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan: Coping with Legitimation, Integration and Performance; A.B.L.Cheung Conclusions: Challenges to Policy Capacity; M.Painter & J.Pierre Index