Description
This collection examines the leadership training of public administration in 19 countries and provides information on where, what, and how the training occurs as well as the up-to-date cultural, political, economic background for each. Factors affecting perceived importance, quality and robustness of top civil servant training are examined.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Understanding the Role and Context of Senior Civil Servant Training; Montgomery Van Wart and Annie Hondeghem PART I: TRAINING CIVIL SERVANTS IN ANGLO-AMERICAN COUNTRIES 1. Australia; John Haligan 2. The United Kingdom Sylvia Horton and Montgomery Van Wart 3. The United States of America Heather Getha-Taylor PART II: TRAINING CIVIL SERVANTS IN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 4. Estonia; Külli Sarapuu, Merilin Metsma, Tiina Randma-Liiv and Annika Uudelepp 5. Hungary; Márk Gál and Márton Gellén 6. Romania; Cristina Hin?eaTudor ?icl?u PART III: TRAINING SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS IN GERMANIC AND NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 7. Austria; Isabell Egger-Peitler, Monika Knassmüller, Renate Meyer 8. Belgium; Annie Hondeghem, Christian de Visscher, Maxime Petit Jean, and Silke Ruebens 9. Denmark; Bente Bjørnholt, Morten Balle Hansen 10. Finland; Turo Virtanen 11. Germany; Werner Jann and Sylvia Veit 12. The Netherlands; Trui Steen, Caspar van den Berg and Peter Leisink 13. Switzerland; Adrian Ritz and Leonie Schüssler PART IV; TRAINING SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS IN LATIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 14. France; Alexandra Couston, Joyce Liddle and Robert Fouchet 15. Italy; Denita Cepiku, Alessandro Hinna and Sandro Mameli PART V: TRAINING CIVIL SERVANTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES 16. Columbia; Pablo Sanabria and Claudia N. Avelleneda 17. Namibia; Erwin Schwella, Yrika Maritz, Michael Conteh and Elsie Nghikembua 18. South Africa; Peter E. Franks 19. South Korea; Sangmook Kim Conclusions: Understanding the Reasons for the Difference in Importance, Quantity and Quality of SCS Training; Montgomery Van Wart and Annie Hondeghem
