| Modern Systems of Government: Exploring the Role of Bureaucrats and Politicians Contributor(s): Farazmand, Ali (Editor), Farazmand (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761906096 ISBN-13: 9780761906094 Publisher: Sage Publications OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: The success or failure of empires, nation-states, and city-states often rests on the relationship between bureaucracy and politicians. In this provocative and timely volume, editor Ali Farazmand examines the myriad relationships between politicians and bureaucrats and how they affect modern governance. This book is organized around the major themes of professionalism, bureaucracy, governance, and the relationship between career bureaucrats/higher civil servants and political appointees/politicians under presidential and parliamentary systems. After introducing the basic elements of bureaucracies in Part I, the book discusses the relations between bureaucrats and politicians in presidential systems in Part II as well as in parliamentary systems in Part III. This original and up-to-date book will fill a gap in the literature on the relationship between bureaucrats and politicians in modern governance and public administration. It can be used as a primary or supplementary text at the undergraduate and graduate level for those interested in public administration, comparative public policy, political science, and government. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 350 |
| LCCN: 96-51224 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.97" W x 8.91" (1.22 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The success or failure of empires, nation-states and city-states often rests on the relationship between bureaucracy and politicians. In this provocative volume, Ali Farazmand examines the myriad relationships between politicians and bureaucrats. After introducing the basic elements of bureaucracies in Part One, the book examines the relations between bureaucrats and politicians in presidential and parliamentary systems. The contributors to the volume comprise a virtual who′s who′ in the discipline. |