Modern Systems of Government Exploring the Role of Bureaucrats and Politicians [Paperback]

The success or failure of empires, nation-states and city-states often rests on the relationship between bureaucracy and politicians. In this provocative volume, Ali Farazmand examines the myriad relationships between politicians and bureaucrats. After introducing the basic elements of bureaucracies in Part One, the book examines the relations between bureaucrats and politicians in presidential and parliamentary systems. The contributors to the volume comprise a virtual `who's who' in the discipline.The success or failure of empires, nation-states and city-states often rests on the relationship between bureaucracy and politicians. In this provocative volume, Ali Farazmand examines the myriad relationships between politicians and bureaucrats. After introducing the basic elements of bureaucracies in Part One, the book examines the relations between bureaucrats and politicians in presidential and parliamentary systems. The contributors to the volume comprise a virtual `who's who' in the discipline.Introduction - Ali Farazmand
PART ONE: PROFESSIONALISM, BUREAUCRACY, AND MODERN GOVERNANCE
Coups and Crashes - Fred W Riggs
Lessons for Public Administration
Professionalism, Bureaucracy, and Modern Governance - Ali Farazmand
A Comparative Analysis
Professionalism in Bureaucracy - Renu Khator
Some Comparisons Based on the Indian Case
The US Civil Service 1883-1993 (RIP) - Frederick Thayer
Political Power and the Centrality of Administration - Matthew Holden Jr
PART TWO: BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS IN PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
The US Constitutional Separation of Powers and Federal Administration - David H Rosenbloom
Politics and Bureaucracy - Francis E Rourke
Their Impact on Professionalism
The Pendleton Act of 1883 and Professionalism in the US Public Service - Paul P Van Riper
Transients and Careerists in lS´