ABSTRACT
Contents 1 Introduction: The German Political-Administrative Regime ...........74
1.1 The Federal System of Interlocking Politics ...........................74 1.2 The Dominating Role of the Rule of Law Concept ...............75 1.3 The Impacts of Different State Traditions ..............................76 1.4 The Consequences of Europeanization ..................................76 1.5 The Transformation in East Germany .................................. 77
2 The Nature of Administrative Reforms in Germany .........................78 2.1 The Socioeconomic Crisis ......................................................79 2.2 Fragmentation of the Party System ........................................79 2.3 The Crisis of the Public Budgets ........................................... 80 2.4 The Crisis of the Welfare State ............................................. 80
3 Implementation and Effects of Administrative Reforms .................. 80 3.1 New Public Management ......................................................81
