List of tables
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Theoretical Frame of Reference and Analytical Approach: 1. The keywords: European integration, comparative administration and implementation
2. An institutional approach to administrative change
3. The analytical framework
Part II. Administrative Traditions in Germany and Britain: Opposing Patterns and Dynamics: 4. The institutional foundation of German and British administrative traditions
5. Administrative reform capacity in Germany and Britain: autonomous versus instrumental administration
Part III. Domestic Change and Persistence: The Implementation of EU Environmental Policy: 6. The administrative implications of European environmental policy
7. Germany: the constraints of a static core
8. Britain: the opportunities of a dynamic core
Part IV. The Europeanisation of National Administrations: Comparative Assessment and General Conclusions: 9. Comparative assessment: the explanatory value of institutions
10. Towards generalisation: different mechanisms of Europeanisation
References
Index.