Politicians, Bureaucrats and Administrative ReformB. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre Routledge, 2008 M08 28 - 256 páginas Adminstrative reform in most western democracies over the past couple of decades has been characterized by bringing in market-based concepts of public-service delivery. This book looks critically at administrative reform in a comparative perspective. The contributors - experts on administrative reform - assess its scope and objectives, and also the ways in which these reforms have impacted on the traditional roles of elective office and civil servants. This book will be an invaluable resource for students and academics in Politics and Public Administration, as well as for civil servants and experts on administrative reform. |
Contenido
1 Civil servants and politicians | 1 |
Part I The AngloAmerican democracies | 10 |
Part II Continental Europe | 42 |
Part III Scandinavia | 112 |
Part IV The Pacific region | 150 |
Part V Conclusions | 175 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Politicians, Bureaucrats and Administrative Reform B. Guy Peters,Jon Pierre Vista previa limitada - 2001 |
Politicians, Bureaucrats and Administrative Reform B. Guy Peters,Jon Pierre Vista previa limitada - 2008 |
Politicians, Bureaucrats and Administrative Reform B. Guy Peters,Jon Pierre Sin vista previa disponible - 2001 |
Términos y frases comunes
Aberbach accountability actors administrative reform administrative system agency head Alain Juppé appointed authority budget bureaucrats cabinet career central government cheat chief executives civil servants civil service coalition consociational contracts corporatist corps costs countries decentralisation decentralization democracy democratic departmental economic elected elite employees European federal Finland Finnish formal framework French functions goals government’s higher civil servants implementation involved issue Japan leadership legislative major managerial PSB ménage à trois Michel Rocard ministerial departments modernisation operational organisational organizations Parliament parliamentary party PASOK performance personnel political system politicians politicisation politics and administration position Prime Minister Prime Minister’s private sector privatisation problem procedures professional programs public administration public management public policy public sector reform public servants public service bargains reform policies regulations reinvention relationship responsibility Rocard role Schafferian senior social Socialist spoils system steering strategy structural trade unions traditional welfare