Public Employment in Western Nations

Klappentext This book provides comprehensive information on the nature and status of public employment in six western nations during the 1980s. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1985! this book provided comprehensive information on the nature and status of public employment in six western nations - Britain! America! France! Germany! Italy and Sweden. Beginning with a generalised account of public employment and its significance! the text moves through each of the six nations! devoting chapters to all of them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The significance of public employment Richard Rose; 2. Britain: stable aggregates, changing composition Richard Parry; 3. France: From l'Etat to big government Edward Page; 4. Germany: the expansion of an active state Klaus-Dieter Schmidt and Richard Rose; 5. Italy: the development of a late developing state Andrea Cendali Pignatelli; 6. Sweden: the explosion of public employment B. Guy Peters; 7. The United States: absolute change and relative stability B. Guy Peters; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Rose Richard, Richard Rose, Rose Richard
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521128513
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12851-3
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political Economy, Public administration / Public policy