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| List of Tables and Figures | |
| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Government: The Most Central Social Phenomenon of Our Time | |
| Why Government? The Ideational (Institutional) Level | |
| Citizens and Their Government: Who Needs Whom? | |
| The Legal Constitution of Society and Government | |
| The Moral Constitution of Society and Government | |
| What Services Does Government Provide? The Societal (Institutional) Level | |
| Democracy: Between Local Community and National Government | |
| Equality Before the Law: Social Justice and the Administration of Justice | |
| The Nightwatch State: External and Internal Safety | |
| The Welfare State: Novelty and Triumph of the Twentieth Century | |
| How Does Government Operate? The Organizational (Actor) Level | |
| Efficiency: Government Between Legalist-Administrative and Managerial Values | |
| Organizational Structure, Culture, Change, and Reform | |
| The Functioning of Government | |
| Who Governs? The Individual (Actor) Level | |
| Political Officeholders and Political Employees | |
| Bureaucrats, and the Civil Service: Between Images and Facts | |
| Organized Society: Citizenship, Interest Groups, and Citizen Participation | |
| Conclusion | |
| A Holistic Perspective on Government and Governance | |
| Bibliography | |
| Author and Name Index | |
| Subject Index | |
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