Knill provides a comparative assessment of the factors influencing administrative adjustment to European policy demands. His empirical focus considers the administrative impact of EU environmental policy in Britain and Germany.

List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Theoretical Frame of Reference and Analytical Approach: 1. The keywords: European integration, comparative administration and implementation; 2. An institutional approach to administrative change; 3. The analytical framework; Part II. Administrative Traditions in Germany and Britain: Opposing Patterns and Dynamics: 4. The institutional foundation of German and British administrative traditions; 5. Administrative reform capacity in Germany and Britain: autonomous versus instrumental administration; Part III. Domestic Change and Persistence: The Implementation of EU Environmental Policy: 6. The administrative implications of European environmental policy; 7. Germany: the constraints of a static core; 8. Britain: the opportunities of a dynamic core; Part IV. The Europeanisation of National Administrations: Comparative Assessment and General Conclusions: 9. Comparative assessment: the explanatory value of institutions; 10. Towards generalisation: different mechanisms of Europeanisation; References; Index.