ABSTRACT

Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................139 2 The Significance of Path Dependency .............................................141 3 Professionalizing the Civil Service ..................................................143 4 Toward Separating Politics From Administration ...........................148 5 The Influence of EU Membership ................................................... 153 6 Conclusion .....................................................................................154 References ................................................................................................ 155

especially in the formation of a professional civil service, reforms have been delayed and insufficient.