Bureaucrats and politicians in western democracies / Joel D. Aberbach, Robert D. Putnam, Bert A. Rockman ; with the collaboration of ... [others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aberbach, Joel D.

Contributor:

Putnam, Robert D.

Rockman, Bert A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government executives--Europe.

Government executives.

Government executives--United States.

Politicians--Europe.

Politicians.

Politicians--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Bureaucrats & politicians in Western democracies

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass ; London : Harvard University Press, c1981.

Summary:

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. In seven countries--the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, and the Netherlands--researchers questioned 700 bureaucrats and 6OO politicians in an effort to understand how their aims, attitudes, and ambitions differ within cultural settings. One of the authors' most significant findings is that the worlds of these two elites overlap much more in the United States than in Europe. But throughout the West bureaucrats and politicians each wear special blinders and each have special virtues. In a well-ordered polity, the authors conclude, politicians articulate society's dreams and bureaucrats bring them gingerly to earth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674020047

0674020049

OCLC:

923109293