From the Active to the Enabling State
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From the Active to the Enabling State

The Changing Role of Top Officials in European Nations

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eBook - PDF

From the Active to the Enabling State

The Changing Role of Top Officials in European Nations

About this book

This book surveys the changing role of senior civil servants in Western Europe and explores whether they have kept their central role in government decision-making. Looking at these issues in comparative perspective, the contributors provide an insight into the causes and consequences of the changing role of officials.

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Yes, you can access From the Active to the Enabling State by E. Page, V. Wright, E. Page,V. Wright in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Comparative Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Notes on Contributors
  6. 1 Introduction: From the Active to the Enabling State
  7. 2 A Case of Amateurs and Professionals: The Role of the Greek Senior Civil Service
  8. 3 The Changing Role of the Austrian Civil Service: The Impact of Politicisation, Public Sector Reform, and Europeanisation
  9. 4 From Incremental to Copernican Reform?: Changes to the Position and Role of Senior Civil Servants in the Belgian Federal Administration
  10. 5 Italian Democracy Under Threat?: The Spoils System in Historical Perspective
  11. 6 The Changing Role of the Senior Civil Service in Dutch National Government
  12. 7 French Top Civil Servants Within Changing Configurations: From Monopolization to Contested Places and Roles?
  13. 8 German Officials and the Federal Policy Process: The Decline of Sectional Leadership
  14. 9 The Changing Role of the British Senior Civil Service: Challenge and Reform
  15. 10 From Managing the State to Managing Contingencies: Changing Roles of the Senior Civil Service in Sweden
  16. 11 Conclusions: The Demystification of High Bureaucratic Office
  17. Index