Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Strategy of Inquiry -- 3. Paths to the Top -- 4. Roles and Styles in Policymaking -- 5. The Compass of Elite Ideology -- 6. Democrats, Pluralists, Populists, and Others -- 7. Interactions at the Top -- 8. Energy and Equilibrium in the Policy Process -- Notes -- Prior Publications -- Index.
In uneasy partnership at the helm of the modern state stand elected party politicians and professional bureaucrats. This book is the first comprehensive comparison of these two powerful elites.