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REPRESENTATIVE BUREAUCRACY IN ACTION
COUNTRY PROFILES FROM THE AMERICAS, EUROPE, AFRICA AND ASIA |
| By: |
Patrick von Maravic (Editor), B. Guy Peters (Editor), Eckhard Schroter (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£109.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0857935984 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780857935984 |
| Publisher: |
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 March, 2013 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
The book explores one of the most topical issues of public bureaucracies worldwide: the relationship between the composition of the public sector workforce and the nature of the society it serves. |
| Synopsis: |
`This volume confronts one of the most central issues in the study and The book explores one of the most topical issues of public bureaucracies worldwide: the relationship between the composition of the public sector workforce and the nature of the society it serves. Taking a comparative and analytical perspective, the authoritatively, yet accessibly written, country chapters show how salient the politics of representativeness have become in increasingly diverse societies. At the same time, they illustrate the wide variety of practice based on different political systems, administrative structures, and cultural settings. Providing comprehensive up-to-date information and analysis, these studies will interest scholars and practitioners alike, from comparative public administration and management, government, public policy, and diversity studies. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |