Comparing Public Bureaucracies

Author : B. Guy Peters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0817303847

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Comparing Public Bureaucracies by B. Guy Peters Pdf

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The comparative study of public policy once promised to make major contributions to our understanding of government. Much of that promise now appears unfulfilled. What accounts for this decline in intellectual fortunes and change in intellectual fashion? "Comparing Public Bureaucracies" seeks to understand why. One of the principal answers is that there is no readily accepted and dependent variable that would allow comparative public administration to conform to the usual canons of social research. In contrast, comparative public policy has a ready-made dependent variable in public expenditure. Peters discusses four possible dependent variables for comparative public administration. The first is "personnel"--the number and type of people who work for government. Second, the number and type of "organizations" that form government can suggest a great deal about the structure of government. Third, the "behavior" of members is obviously important for understanding what actually happens in government--such as the extents to which bureaucracies approximate the budget-maximizing behavior posited by economists. Ginally, the relative "power" of civil servants in the policymaking process is a major factor in institutional politics in contemporary industrial societies.

Author : Jon Pierre
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781959714

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Bureaucracy in the Modern State by Jon Pierre Pdf

Public administration is under increasing pressure to become more efficient, better geared to the demands and opinions of citizens, more open to contacts with transnational bureaucracies, and more responsive to the ideas of elected policy makers

Author : B. Guy Peters
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136706165

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The Politics of Bureaucracy by B. Guy Peters Pdf

Written by a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of the political and policy-making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully revised sixth edition, offering extensive, well documented comparative analysis of the effects of politics on bureaucracy. New to the 6th edition: More international case studies on North America, Western and Eastern European and Asian countries. Discussion of how governments have been developing strategies to enhance co-ordination and coherence across their programmes. Analysis of the use of performance management in public administration. More tables, case studies and internet links. Extensive revision and updating to take into account the wealth of new literature that has emerged in recent years, including a discussion of E-Governance and analysis of ‘new public management’. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of political systems, The Politics of Bureaucracy continues to be essential reading for all students of government, policy analysis, and politics and international relations.

Author : Metin Heper
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1987-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313254383

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The State and Public Bureaucracies by Metin Heper Pdf

This study offers an unprecedented examination of the state, politics, and bureaucracy from a historical and comparative perspective. Case histories of a wide variety of bureaucratic traditions are provided in an effort to text a new theoretical approach in which the theory of the state and the theory of bureaucracy, both of which have so far developed without systematic interaction, are merged. Beginning with a chapter elucidating the editor's theoretical framework, the volume proceeds to compare state tradition and bureaucratic structures in both developed countries. Essays are included on nonstate societies--the United States and Great Britain--as well as classical state societies such as France and Germany.

Author : B. Guy Peters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Bureaucracy
ISBN : 0679303383

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The Politics of Bureaucracy by B. Guy Peters Pdf

Author : J.A. Chandler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134668113

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Comparative Public Administration by J.A. Chandler Pdf

This accessible introduction to the system of public administration uses a clear, country by country analysis and includes new public management approaches. Including often neglected areas such as the European Union; Japan; Britain; France; Germany; The Republic of Ireland; Italy, Sweden and the United States, this student-friendly volume is a highly valuable resource for students of Politics and Administration at all levels.

Author : Ali Farazmand
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1157 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780203904756

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Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration by Ali Farazmand Pdf

With contributions from nearly 80 international experts, this comprehensive resource covers diverse issues, aspects, and features of public administration and policy around the world. It focuses on bureaucracy and bureaucratic politics in developing and industrialized countries and emphasizing administrative performance and policy implementation, as well as political system maintenance and regime enhancement. The book covers the history of public administration and bureaucracy in Persia, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium and among the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas, public administration in small island states, Eastern Europe, and ethics and other contemporary issues in public administration.

Author : Eric E. Otenyo,Nancy S. Lind,Lawrence R. Jones
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 1017 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780762313594

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Comparative Public Administration by Eric E. Otenyo,Nancy S. Lind,Lawrence R. Jones Pdf

Public administration scholars and practitioners are increasingly concerned with the need to broaden the field's scope beyond particularistic accounts of administration in given countries. This title brings together seminal readings in comparative, development public administration and contemporary public management scholarship.

Author : B. Guy Peters
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780817303686

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Comparing Public Bureaucracies by B. Guy Peters Pdf

Comparing Public Bureaucracies: Problems of Theory and Method is based on the Coleman B. Ransone, Jr. Lectures delivered by the author in 1986 at The University of Alabama.

Author : Ferrel Heady
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1420029487

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Public Administration, Sixth Edition, A Comparative Perspective. by Ferrel Heady Pdf

Continuing in the standard of excellence set by previous editions, this sixth edition assesses the bureaucracies and development of governments around the world-providing helpful and revealing analyses of the relationships between bureaucracies and political regimes. With over 1000 literature references, tables, and drawings, the book has been updated to reflect changes in the political systems of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the developing world. The editor clearly articulates recent developments in the shifting global political landscape and discusses how conditions in development administration and comparative public policy affect nation-states.

Author : Eran Vigoda-Gadot,Jos Raadschelders
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781119026129

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Global Dimensions of Public Administration and Governance by Eran Vigoda-Gadot,Jos Raadschelders Pdf

A comparative, interdisciplinary examination of the mechanisms behind public administration Global Dimensions of Public Administration and Governance is a comprehensive, comparative text on the structure and function of governments around the world. Written by two of the field's leading public administration scholars, this book provides an interdisciplinary perspective and a global, historical, and theoretical examination of the management and governance of the modern state. Readers learn how territory, bureaucracy, and political systems influence policy and reform in over thirty countries, and how these mechanisms affect the everyday lives of citizens. This comparative approach features rich examples of how policy is shaped by culture, and how modern policy principles are filtered to fit a country's needs and expectations. Chapters conclude with comparative analyses that help readers better-understand the role and position of government in the contemporary world, both in democratic societies and less-than-democratic environments. Governance doesn't happen in a vacuum. Those responsible for policy, regulation, and reform take cues from history, current events, and visions for the future to inform thinking on matters that can potentially affect a large number of everyday lives. This book illustrates the thought process, providing the necessary insight these important decisions require. Understand the relationship between structure and function of government Learn how policy is culture-dependent Examine the political and societal contexts of reform Discover the myriad forms of modern bureaucracy The various social sciences provide valuable information and perspectives for those involved in public administration. Those perspectives converge here to form a thorough, well-rounded, examination of the success and failure possible, and the mechanisms through which they take place. Global Dimensions of Public Administration and Governance provides a detailed, wide-ranging look at how modern governments operate, how they got this far, and where they're headed for the future.

Author : Larry B. Hill
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1563240084

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The State of Public Bureaucracy by Larry B. Hill Pdf

The authors explore the many ways that gender and communication intersect and affect each other. Every chapter encourages a consideration of how gender attitudes and practices, past and current, influence personal notions of what it means not only to be female and male, but feminine and masculine. The second edition of this student friendly and accessible text is filled with contemporary examples, activities, and exercises to help students put theoretical concepts into practice.

Author : R. A. W. Rhodes,Sarah A. Binder,Bert A. Rockman
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191563393

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The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions by R. A. W. Rhodes,Sarah A. Binder,Bert A. Rockman Pdf

The study of political institutions is among the founding pillars of political science. With the rise of the 'new institutionalism', the study of institutions has returned to its place in the sun. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of where we are in the study of political institutions, covering both the traditional concerns of political science with constitutions, federalism and bureaucracy and more recent interest in theory and the constructed nature of institutions. The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions draws together a galaxy of distinguished contributors drawn from leading universities across the world. Authoritative reviews of the literature and assessments of future research directions will help to set the research agenda for the next decade.

Author : Ferrel Heady
Publisher : New York : M. Dekker
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015009375000

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Public Administration by Ferrel Heady Pdf

Author : Michael W. Bauer,Christoph Knill,Steffen Eckhard
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349949779

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International Bureaucracy by Michael W. Bauer,Christoph Knill,Steffen Eckhard Pdf

This book applies established analytical concepts such as influence, authority, administrative styles, autonomy, budgeting and multilevel administration to the study of international bureaucracies and their political environment. It reflects on the commonalities and differences between national and international administrations and carefully constructs the impact of international administrative tools on policy making. The book shows how the study of international bureaucracies can fertilize interdisciplinary discourse, in particular between International Relations, Comparative Government and Public Administration. The book makes a forceful argument for Public Administration to take on the challenge of internationalization.