Everyday Life in British Government

Zusatztext One of the "must have" books on politics for 2011... a fascinating and surprisingly readable and entertaining book. Politicians and bureaucrats! believe it or not! are just like us - well maybe not quite. They swear! make mistakes! and bitch and gossip about each other and their enemies (usually the Treasury)... a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the Whitehall. Informationen zum Autor R. A. W. Rhodes is Professor of Government (Research) at the University of Southampton (UK); Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia); and Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Newcastle (UK). Klappentext In his fascinating piece of political anthropology, Rod Rhodes uncovers exactly how the British political elite thinks and acts. Zusammenfassung In his fascinating piece of political anthropology, Rod Rhodes uncovers exactly how the British political elite thinks and acts. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Table and Figures Glossary Preface and Acknowledgements 1: Observing Government Elites Part I: The Setting 2: The Governmental Setting 3: The Departmental Setting Part II: The Actors 4: The Minister 5: The Permanent Secretary Part III: Scenes 6: The Departmental Court 7: Protocols, Rituals and Languages 8: Networks and Governance 9: The Resignation 10: Willed Ordinariness, Being There, and Myths Bibliography Index

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• Authors: R. A. W. Rhodes, R. A. W. ( Rhodes, R. A. W. (Professor of Government in the S Rhodes, R. A. W. (Professor of Government in the School of Government at the University of Tasmania (Australia) and Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Newcastle (UK).) Rhodes, Rhodes R A W, Rhodes R. A. W.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.04.2015
• EAN: 9780198735793
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873579-3
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political leaders & leadership, Public Administration, Political leaders and leadership, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state