06 January 2009
New Years Memo 2009

19 November 2008
Succeeding in reforming the state

29 September 2008
Slender, obese or unconstrained? An analysis of public employment in Belgium between 2001 and 2007

23 June 2008
The Price of Political Crisis: Economic Adjustment and Political Transformation in Belgium and the Netherlands

21 September 2006
The Ranking of Local Government in Flanders and Wallonia

Beyond Copernicus:From Confusion to Consensus?

The 2000 Copernicus reform has faded away before flourishing. Belgium has the highest public spending and public employment in the OECD and still the relative quality and quantity of public services remain disappointing. With so many challenges ahead such as globalisation, population aging, the race for talents, the digital revolution, it is urgent to send a wake-up call for a government that is steering and not rowing. Jean Hindriks makes the diagnosis and suggests several “quick wins”.

18 August 2010
Regionalize the use of unemployment benefits

15 April 2010
Interview with the new Senior Fellows

20 April 2009
Increase the motivation of the civil servant through clear objectives

31 July 2008
Public investments and the economy

10 October 2007
Final Call for Belgium?

25 January 2012
New Year's Event 2012: Reclaiming happiness from politics
AG Insurance, Nieuwbrug 17 Rue du Pont Neuf, 1000 Brussels
Frank Vandenbroucke, Marc De Vos

29 June 2010
Make the cost of government more transparent

29 June 2010
Empower civil servants

14 June 2010
Simplify management plans in public administration

14 June 2010
Specify the results of public administration

13 January 2011
Proposal: Finding the right budgetary path

12 October 2009
The ‘Oosterweelverbinding’ and the missing alternative

17 July 2009
The government’s role in the financial crisis

01 June 2007
Le principe de responsabilité dans la gestion publique

01 March 2010
Administrative costs in Belgium

24 February 2010
Public Service Reform: Capable Communities