Civil Service Systems in Western Europe - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1840646071 ISBN 13 : 9781840646078

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Civil Service Systems in Western Europe presents a comprehensive overview of the important issues in modern bureaucracies and provides a comparative analysis of the civil service systems of nine Western European nations. In each chapter expert contributors examine a country specific case study and employ a neo-institutional framework, combined with extensive empirical research, to emphasise the specific nature and development of civil service systems, paying special attention to the current features of each country's civil service.

The authors focus initially on the structural dimensions of civil service systems, which are explored through themes such as internal labour markets and reform and diffusion. The interface between civil service systems and their political and social environment is studied by analysing issues such as representativeness, politicisation and public opinion, whilst the dynamic nature of civil service systems is emphasised by examining their historical development. The authors conclude by comparing the civil service systems discussed in the book, attempting to find parallels and variations between them and proposing possible explanations for the development of these similarities and differences.

This comprehensive book will prove popular with scholars and students of public administration, political science and international affairs as well as civil servants, politicians and policymakers.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Hans A.G.M. Bekke formerly of Leiden University and Frits M. van der Meer, Department of Public Administration, Leiden University, the Netherlands

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1840646071
• ISBN 13: 9781840646078
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Bekke Hans A.G.M., Van Der Meer Frits M.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible