Part I: Introduction 1. Linking innovation to the public sector: contexts, concepts and challenges - Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos and Bram Steijn Part II: "Contexts, Processes and Aspects of Innovation" 2. Innovation in the public sector: an introductory overview -Christopher Pollitt 3. How common is public sector innovation and how similar is it to private sector innovation? - Lars Fuglsang and John Storm Pedersen 4. Small states, innovation and administrative capacity - Rainer Kattel, Tiina Randma-Liiv and Tarmo Kalvet 5. Public sector innovation at the urban level: the case of public Procurement - Veiko Lember, Tarmo Kalvet and Rainer Kattel Part III: "Networks and Innovation" 6. Innovation inside government: the importance of Networks - Jenny M. Lewis, Mark Considine and Damon Alexander 7. Competing values in the management of innovative projects: the case of the RandstadRail Project - Haiko van der Voort, Joop Koppenjan, Ernst Ten Heuvelhof Martijn Leijten and Wijnand Veeneman 8. Exploring the innovative capacity of intergovernmental Network managers: the art of Boundary-Scanning and Boundary-Spanning - Joris Voets and Filip De Rynck 9. Innovating entrepreneurship in health care: how health care executives perceive innovation and retain legitimacy - Wilma van der Scheer, Mirko Noordegraaf and Pauline Meurs Part IV: "Discussion" 10. An innovative public sector? Embarking on the Innovation Journey - Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos and Bram Steijn