This publication contributes to a discussion about the future of public employment and HR
policies in the context of a changing statehood and new financial pressures. It presents
comparative quantitative and qualitative data in the field of public employment and human
resources management. These data were collected through the OECD «2015 Survey on Managing
Budgeting Constraints: Implications for HRM and Employment in Central Public Administration».
This book provides an improved understanding of the broad reform trends that have affected
public employment and human resources management across OECD member countries since the 2008
financial crisis. It challenges many popular assumptions increasingly puts into question
traditional characteristics of public administration systems and provides answers as to many
outcomes of HR reforms.
