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Product Description: This text defines the main problems facing public administrations in transitional countries and provides a comparative evaluation of the relevance for these countries of reform measures undertaken in OECD states. A historical perspective of the role of the state in Europe is included...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)