This book explores the extent to which a transformation of public employment regimes has taken place in four Western countries, and the factors influencing the pathways of reform. It demonstrates how public employment regimes have unravelled in different domains of public service, contesting the idea that the state remains a 'model' employer.

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Karin Gottschall is Professor of Sociology at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy at Bremen University, Germany. Her research focuses on the sociology of labour markets, social inequality, social policy and education, and gender studies.
 
Bernhard Kittel is Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Vienna, Austria. He is interested in experimental group decisions, comparative labour markets and welfare states, and social science methodology.

Kendra Briken is Chancellor's Fellow in the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. Her research interests include private/public security, lean management, and industrial relations.

Jan-Ocko Heuer is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Social Sciences at Humboldt University Berlin and was Research Fellow at the Collaborative Research Centre 597, 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Sylvia Hils is Research Assistant and Women's Representative of the University of Bremen, Germany. Between 2008 and 2014 she worked as a research assistant at the Collaborative Research Center 597 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany.  

Sebastian Streb worked as a research assistant between 2008 and 20012 at the
Collaborative Research Center 597 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Markus Tepe is Professor ofPolitical Science at University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Inhalt

1. Introduction PART I. APPROACH AND RESEARCH DESIGN 2. The Analytical Problem 3. Research Design and Methods PART II. CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS 4. Public Employment Regimes in OECD Countries 5. A Comparison of Public Employment Regimes in Germany, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom PART III. SECTOR STUDIES 6. Energy Regulatory Agencies 7. Waste Collection 8. The Police PART IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 9. Summary and Integrated Comparison of Countries and Sectors 10. Conclusions and Outlook Appendices 11. List of Statutory Regulations 12. Overview Expert Interviews (see Chapters 6, 7, and 8) 13. Cross-Country and Time-Series Data: Measurement Issues (see Chapter 4) 14. 'Milestone' Events in the Introduction of Performance-Related Pay (see Chapter 4)