This book has benefited immensely from the support of Jamal Nassar, chair of the Department of Politics and Government, and Gary Olson, dean of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University. We wish to thank Larry Jones, the series editor, for his helpful advice throughout the preparation of this volume. We wish to thank those who provided encouragement and suggestions for improving this volume. We would like to express deep appreciation to the two icons in the field, Fred Riggs and Ferrel Heady, for their endorsement of this project and for their willingness to stay involved in the field of Comparative Public Administration. We sincerely thank each of the authors and publishers who generously granted rep\rint permission for the inclusion of their works as well as the authors who penned new ideas for this book. We are grateful to our graduate students, Jeri-Anne Hose-Ryan, Kate James, and Anthony Bolton at Illinois State University, and Mai Wakisaka at Northern Arizona University. These students deserve appreciation for contributing to the research and scanning the documents. We would also like to show our appreciation to the production team of Macmillan India Limited, for checking all the citations and making helpful editorial suggestions. We have long lists of persons who have supported us in our careers, space
doesn’t allow us to mention their names, but we thank them all. Finally, we acknowledge the support and understanding of our respective families. We dedicate this volume to them.