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Author: C. Neuhold
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-03-25
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1137316810
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comparative study focuses on the changing relations between civil servants and politicians in the European Union in the last two decades. As well as national case studies this book also looks into politico-administrative relations in supranational institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament.
Author: C. Neuhold
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781349338726
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comparative study focuses on the changing relations between civil servants and politicians in the European Union in the last two decades. As well as national case studies this book also looks into politico-administrative relations in supranational institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament.
Author: Martin Stanley
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2016-04-19
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 1785900161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough it is seldom recognised as such by the public, the civil service is a profession like any other. The UK civil service employs 400,000 people across the country, with over 20,000 students and graduates applying to enter every year through its fast-stream competition alone. Martin Stanley's seminal How to Be a Civil Servant was the first guidebook to the British civil service ever published. It remains the only comprehensive guide on how civil servants should effectively carry out their duties, hone their communication skills and respond to professional, ethical and technical issues relevant to the job. It addresses such questions as: How do you establish yourself with your minister as a trusted adviser? How should you feed the media so they don’t feed on you? What’s the best way to deal with potential conflicts of interest? This fully updated new edition provides the latest advice, and is a must-read for newly appointed civil servants and for those looking to enter the profession – not to mention students, academics, journalists, politicians and anyone with an interest in the inner workings of the British government.
Author: Anthony King
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-09-04
Total Pages: 668
ISBN-13: 1780746180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith unrivalled political savvy and a keen sense of irony, distinguished political scientists Anthony King and Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories and explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling mistakes.
Author: Bob Stone
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2004-07-26
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780742527652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConfessions of a Civil Servant is filled with lessons on leading change in government and the military. Bob Stone based the book on thirty years as a revolutionary in government. It comes at a time when the events of 9-11 are sharpening America's demands for government at all levels that works.
Author: A. Massey
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1781001081
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'This Handbook on civil service systems is truly international and comparative. It covers and compares countries from all continents. It also connects historical (Weberian) legacies to contemporary challenges such as coordination, the hollow state, and trust. Massey's Handbook does not avoid difficult issues for civil service systems such as ruined reforms, fiscal retrenchment, and cultural and political system shocks. Therefore this book is exceptionally rich and stimulating.' Geert Bouckaert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium While there is no universally accepted definition of civil servant and civil service, this authoritative and informative Handbook compares and contrasts various approaches to organising the structure and activities of different civil service systems. Underpinning theories and frameworks provide a disciplinary perspective from which to explore recurring topics and themes, and international comparisons are made via case studies from Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. The expert contributors consider the historical and theoretical context of public administration and public sector management, encompassing issues such as the Weberian legacy, joined-up government and the hollowed-out state thesis. The debate between Anglo-American influenced systems versus the continental European approach to organising the civil service is also addressed.
Author: B. Guy Peters
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-08-02
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 1135996253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book addresses an important issue and debate in public administration: the politicization of civil service systems and personnel. Using a comparative framework the authors address issues such as compensation, appointments made from outside the civil service system, anonymity, partisanship and systems used to handle appointees of prior administrations in the US, Canada, Germany, France, Britain, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Greece.
Author: Michael Keating
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-08-21
Total Pages: 720
ISBN-13: 0192558706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.
Author: Rhodes, R.A. W.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Published: 2003-02-01
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 0335212344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors also explore two controversial propositions. First they ask whether Britain is moving from the unitory, strong executive of the "Westminster model" to a "differentiated polity" characterized by institutional fragmentation. Second, they consider whether an unintended consequence of recent changes is a 'hollowing out of the state'. Is the British executive losing functions downwards to devolved governments and special-purpose bodies and outwards to regional offices and agencies with a resulting loss of central capacity? Substantial empirical data (both quantitative and qualitative) has been amassed here in order to give answers to these questions.
Author: Ronald N. Johnson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2007-12-01
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0226401774
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe call to "reinvent government"—to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States—resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the public. Examining the political and economic forces that have shaped the American civil service system from its beginnings in 1883 through today, the authors of this volume explain why, despite attempts at an overhaul, significant change in the bureaucracy remains a formidable challenge.
