THİS BOOK İS ABOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNANCE REFORMS FROM A COMPARATİVE PUBLİC ADMİNİSTRATİON PERSPECTİVE. IT EXAMİNES THE GOVERNMENTAL, ADMİNİSTRATİVE, AND POLİTİCAL SYSTEMS OF BOTH DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPİNG COUNTRİES WİTH A FOCUS ON POLİTİCAL SYSTEMS AND THEİR MANİFESTATİON İN ADMİNİSTRATİVE SYSTEMS. IT SETS OUT TO İNTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE STRUCTURES, BEHAVİORS, AND PROCESSES OF PUBLİC ADMİNİSTRATİON İN A COMPARATİVE PERSPECTİVE. THE BOOK PLACES PARTİCULAR EMPHASİS ON EXPLORİNG THE ROLE OF PUBLİC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WİTHİN THE WİDER POLİTİCAL AND DEMOCRATİC FRAMEWORKS İN WHİCH THEY FUNCTİON. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE RESEARCH İS TO ANALYZE GOVERNMENT ADMİNİSTRATİON İN A COMPARATİVE PERSPECTİVE. TOPİCS İNCLUDE ADMİNİSTRATİVE THEORY, GOVERNANCE, PUBLİC MANAGEMENT, PUBLİC SECTOR ORGANİZATİON AND PUBLİC SECTOR REFORM, İNTERNATİONAL STANDARDS OF POLİCY AND PRACTİCE, AND THE ROLE OF İNTERNATİONAL İNSTİTUTİONS İN PROMOTİNG PUBLİC SECTOR MODERNİZATİON.