Unity and Diversity of Civil Service in Federal and Unitary/Decentralized Countries

In federal or decentralised countries, the civil service or public employment is subject to—specific—intergovernmental rules in each multi-layer system, which are characterised by differences in unity and diversity with regard to employment status, labour contracts, salaries and pensions, which in turn correspond to the intergovernmental relations of the countries in question or are important parts of them. The contributions in this book aim at closing the research gap here by presenting structured reports from four European countries (Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany), Canada, Australia, India, South Africa and Ethiopia.

With contributions by
Zemelak Ayele Eva-Maria Belser Peter Bußjäger Yonatan Fessha Alain-G. Gagnon Mireia Grau Creus John Kincaid Karl Kössler J. Wesley Leckrone Francesco Palermo John Phillimore Ajay Kumar Singh Nico Steytler Jaap de Visser