Bureaucratic Elites in Western European States - A Comparative Analysis of Top Officials

Zusatztext valuable information about the structures and composition of the higher civil service and its position in the political structure through a comparative analysis. Informationen zum Autor Edward Charles Page is Professor of Politics at the University of HullVincent Wright is Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University Klappentext This collection provides valuable information about the structures and composition of the higher civil service and its position in the political structure through a comparative analysis of Britain! France! Germany! Italy! Spain! Belgium! the Netherlands! Austria! Greece! Denmark! and Sweden. The book explores how higher civil service has developed in the light of the massive changes in European societies in the past thirty years. Zusammenfassung A comparative study of the senior civil service in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Greece, Denmark and Sweden. The book provides valuable information about the structures, and composition of the higher civil service and its position in the political structure through a comparative framework. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction A Description of the Greek Higher Civil Service Spain: Still the Primacy of Corporatism? Italy's Senior Civil Service: An Ossified World The Senior Civil Service in France Senior Officials in Austria The Senior Civil Service in Belgium Senior Officials in the German Federal Administration: Institutional Change and Positional Differentiation The British Senior Civil Service The Senior Civil Service in The Netherlands: A Quest for Unity Senior Officials in the Danish Central Administration: From Bureaucrats to Policy Professionals and Managers The Welfare State Managers: Senior Civil Servants in Sweden Conclusion

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• Authors: Edward C. Page, Edward C. (Professor of Politics Page, Edward C. Professor Page, Edward C. Wright Page
• Assisted by: Edward C. Page (Editor), Edward C. Professor Page (Editor), Page Edward C. (Editor), Vincent Wright (Editor), Wright Vincent (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.1999
• EAN: 9780198294467
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829446-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Civil service and public sector, Civil Service & Public Sector