Randall Baker

Transitions from Authoritarianism (eBook, PDF)

The Role of the Bureaucracy

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Produktbeschreibung

Baker and his colleagues provide a blend of the theoretical and the empirical evidence in an examination of the nature of bureaucracy under non-democratic, authoritarian forms of government, whether on the right, as in Portugal, or the left, as in Bulgaria. In all these instances, the bureaucracy was constructed to serve the distorted interests of centralized, unaccountable power. Following the remarkable spread of democracy in the seventies in Iberia, the eighties in much of Latin America, parts of Asia and Africa, and the nineties in the former USSR and the Warsaw Pact countries, the main focus was on reforming the economy and the political institutions.

Distinguished scholars concentrate on the inherited bureaucracy--the arm of government with which the people most often have to deal. They highlight the undemocratic, and sometimes antidemocratic, nature of the civil service that is supposed to serve democracy. Others consider the nature of reform as experienced, and as needed, why there is no major policy for real reform of the bureaucracy in many countries, and the similar experience of reforming from the left and the right. Contributors discuss specific experiences as case studies and examine the more general question of what lessons can be learned from this unique perspective into comparative public administration reform. Essential reading for scholars, students, policy makers, and others involved with comparative government and public administration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313073502
• Artikelnr.: 37825809

Autorenporträt

RANDALL BAKER is Professor and Director of International Programs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University. He is the author of numerous books and articles in comparative public management and environmental policy analysis.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: Transition and Reform in Post-Authoritarian States by
Randall Baker Theoretical and Historical Insights into the Nature of the
Public Service under Left and Right Authoritarianism Predestining
Ineffectuality: Administrative Theory and the Early Soviet State by Stanley
Vanagunas Creating a New Civil Service System on the Ruins of the Soviet
Bureaucracy by Georg Sootla Restructuring the State in Latin America in an
Era of Transitions by Lawrence S. Graham Case Studies in Transition Soviet
Administration in Estonia: Continuity and Shifts in Attitudes in the Course
of Reform by Harry Roots and Natalia Karotom Transitions in the Public
Service Sector of the Former German Democratic Republic after 1989/90: The
German Experience (The Absorption Model) by Rupert Eilsberger Reforming
Local Government in Bulgaria: Bringing Democracy to the People by Ljudmil
Georgieve Transition in Slovenia from a Cooperative Perspective by Mik
Strmecki The Local Response to Democracy and Bureaucracy: The Case of
Slovakia by Juraj Nemec The Role of Public Administration in the
Consolidation of Democracy in Portugal by Rui Afonso Lucas and Joao
Francisco de Magalhaes Ilharco Transitions from Authoritarianism: The Case
of Spain by Manuel Villoria Mendieta and Laura Huntoon Modernizing Public
Organization from a Client/Citizen Perspective: The Experience of Brazil by
Paulo Roberto Motta Redemocratization and the Modernization of the State:
The Alfons¿in Era in Argentina by Oscar Oszlak A Re-examination of the
Political/Administrative Interface with Particular Reference to South
Africa's Recent Democratic Experience by Christopher Thornhill The
International Response to Civil Service Reform Needs The European Union and
Public Administration Development in Central and Eastern Europe by Tony
Verheijen From Public Administration Reform to European Integration:
Cooperation between the European Union and the Transitional States of
Eastern and Central Europe by Paul Collins Perspective and Conclusion
Reforming Post-Socialist Federations: Can It Really Work? by Zeljko Sevic
Comparative Overview and Conclusion by Randall Baker Index; Contributors