Politicians, Bureaucrats and Leadership in Organizations

Lessons from Regional Planning in France

AvJ. Burnham

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Del i serien French Politics, Society and Culture

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Beskrivning

This is the first book in English on the French agency DATAR-DIACT that has been the envy of regional planners worldwide. It sheds new light on political leadership in a bureaucracy and demonstrates convincingly the impact of political leaders on institutions. It is a study of France with lessons for other political and administrative systems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-28
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:462 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:French Politics, Society and Culture
Antal sidor:261
Upplaga:2009
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230209879

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Offentlig förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

JUNE BURNHAM is a researcher and consultant on the organization of public services and was formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University, UK. She has published books and articles on French regional policy, British public management, and transport policy in Britain and Europe.

Innehållsförteckning

Political Leaders and Bureaucratic Organizations Restructuring Bureaucratic Organisations Links to the Leadership: Positional or Personal? Ensuring Responsiveness, Competence and Loyalty Steering Policy through Administrative and Financial Tools Roads Planning and Funding Regionalization Lessons from Regional Planning in France References Appendix: Political Leaders 1944–2008