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020			_a9781787432833 (e-book)
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072		7	_aSOC024000 _2bisacsh
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245	0	0	_aBureaucracy and society in transition : _bcomparative perspectives / _cedited by Haldor Byrkjeflot and Fredrik Engelstad.
264		1	_bEmerald Publishing Limited,
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 298 pages) ; _ccm.
490	1		_aComparative social research, _x0195-6310 ; _vvolume 33
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPrelims -- Introduction: bureaucracy in transition -- The impact and interpretation of weber's bureaucratic ideal type in organisation theory and public administration -- Comparative perspectives -- Nordic bureaucracy -- Index.
520			_aNew Public Management has held a central position within public administration over the past few decades, complemented by various models promoting post-bureaucratic organization. But 'traditional' bureaucracy has not disappeared, and bureaucracy is in transition in the West and the rest of the world. Bureaucracies still fill crucial positions in modern societies, despite growing criticism of assumed inefficiencies and unlimited growth. This volume examines a range of issues related to bureaucracies in transition across Europe, with a particular focus on the Nordic region. Chapters examine a range of topics including a reinterpretation of Weber's conception of bureaucracy; the historical development of institutions and organizational structures in Sweden and Greece; the myth of bureaucratic neutrality and the concept of 'competent neutrality'; performance management systems; the anti-bureaucratic identities of senior civil servants; the role of experts and expertise in bureaucratic organizations; the impact of reform on public sector executives; the curbing of corruption in Scandinavian states; an interrogation of the Nordic administrative model; Supreme Audit Institutions; 'street-level' bureaucracy; and the establishment of an 'ethics of office' amongst Danish civil servants.
588	0		_aPrint version record
650		0	_aBureaucracy.
650		0	_aPublic administration.
650		7	_aSocial Science _xResearch. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aComparative politics. _2bicssc
700	1		_aByrkjeflot, Haldor, _eeditor.
700	1		_aEngelstad, Fredrik, _d1944- _eeditor.
776			_z9781787432840
830		0	_aComparative social research ; _vv. 33. _x0195-6310
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S0195-6310201833
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