Monograph
Public Administration Reform in Post-Industrial Societies
Institutional Change, Legitimacy, and Democratic Accountability
Klaus Hoffmann
Panorama Scholarly Group Ltd, 2025
Public Administration Reform in Post-Industrial Societies
Institutional Change, Legitimacy, and Democratic Accountability
By Klaus Hoffmann
Panorama Scholarly Group Ltd, 2025
Book Description
Drawing on three decades of administrative reform across Western Europe and North America, Klaus Hoffmann offers a systematic comparative analysis of how post-industrial states have attempted to restructure public administration in response to fiscal pressure, technological change, and declining public trust. The monograph situates administrative reform within broader narratives of state transformation and challenges both managerialist and neo-institutionalist accounts with an original framework centred on democratic legitimacy.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Reformation Imperative: Why States Reform Administration
- 2. Theoretical Frameworks: From NPM to Post-NPM
- 3. Fiscal Pressure and Structural Adjustment
- 4. Digitalisation and the Reconfiguration of Public Services
- 5. Democratic Legitimacy and Administrative Change
- 6. Case Studies: Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada
- 7. Cross-National Comparisons and Generalisable Findings
- 8. Conclusions: A Framework for Reform Assessment
- Bibliography
- Index
About the Author
Klaus Hoffmann
Prof. Klaus Hoffmann is Professor of Public Administration at the Hertie School, Berlin. He is the author of State Restructuring in Comparative Perspective (2017) and has advised public sector reform commissions in Germany, Austria, and the European Union.
How to Cite
APA (7th edition)
Hoffmann, Klaus. (2025). Public Administration Reform in Post-Industrial Societies: Institutional Change, Legitimacy, and Democratic Accountability. Panorama Scholarly Group Ltd.