Organizing Leviathan: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Making of Good Government

ISBN-13: 9781316630655 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 270 str.

Carl Dahlström;Victor Lapuente

Opis

This book examines the quality of government worldwide, their organizational structure, and why some countries are less corrupt and better governed than others.

Recenzje

'Dahlstrom and Lapuente succeed in making the study of public bureaucracy central to future research in comparative politics and political economy. They provide considerable and compelling theoretical and empirical evidence for their claim that merit selection is even more important than rules and regulations in both constraining corruption and in improving policy and practice. Theirs is a significant contribution to understanding the variation in the performance of democratic governments. In this era of increasing anti-government populism, they provide hope that at least democracies will be able to continue to perform at high levels and according to the best scientific evidence available.' Margaret Levi, Stanford University, California

Spis treści

1. Why relations between politicians and bureaucrats matter; 2. Theory; 3. A closed Weberian bureaucracy; 4. Corruption; 5. Effectiveness; 6. Reforms; 7. Conclusions.