Political Advisors and Civil Servants in European Countries
The tension between political advisors and civil servants is inherent in democratic administrative structures. How do countries define appropriate roles for political advisers and civil servants as rooted in their history? What regulations govern their respective functions? How do political advisers...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2007
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The tension between political advisors and civil servants is inherent in democratic administrative structures. How do countries define appropriate roles for political advisers and civil servants as rooted in their history? What regulations govern their respective functions? How do political advisers and civil servants cooperate? What are points of contention and how are disagreements resolved? Are there national innovations, also with regard to training? The aim of this questionnaire-based study is to present a variety of national traditions regarding the roles and responsibilities of political advisers and civil servants, as well as the institutional arrangements put into place to mediate inbuilt sources of conflict |
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| Physical Description: | 70 p. 21 x 29.7cm |