Administering the Summit
Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries
Published on 7. April 2000
Book
Hardback
XVII, 275 pages
978-0-333-75248-7 (ISBN)
Description
All executives need advice. Equally providing advice is a dangerous game. Speaking truth to power demands diplomatic skills. This book looks at the way in which advice is provided to the summit of government in twelve advanced industrialised countries. It looks at the organisation and staffing of advice for the heads of executives in eight European countries (Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden) as well as Australia, China, Japan and the USA. The book examines the increasing pressures for centralisation as core executives confront the differentiation and pluralisation of government and the interplay of constitutional, political and institutional factors, and above all the governmental tradition in each system.
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Edition
2000
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-75248-7 (9780333752487)
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R.A.W. Rhodes | B. Guy Peters | Vincent Wright
Administering the Summit
Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries
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01/2014
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Palgrave Macmillan
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B. GUY PETERS is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has held posts at, amongst others, Emory University and the universities of Delaware and Tulane. He has written extensively in his research areas and his recent publications include The Future of Governing (1996) and Comparative Politics: Theory and Method (1998).
R.A.W. RHODES is Professor of Politics (Research) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Director of the Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Research Programme. He is the author or editor of eighteen books including recently (with P.Weller and H.Bakvis) The Hollow Crown, Understanding Governance and Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations. He has also published widely in journals.
VINCENT WRIGHT sometime Official Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. He taught at the European University Institute in Florence, and in several other European as well as American Universities. He wrote books on French government and politics and edited or co-edited several volumes on government and administration in Western Europe.
R.A.W. RHODES is Professor of Politics (Research) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Director of the Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Research Programme. He is the author or editor of eighteen books including recently (with P.Weller and H.Bakvis) The Hollow Crown, Understanding Governance and Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations. He has also published widely in journals.
VINCENT WRIGHT sometime Official Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. He taught at the European University Institute in Florence, and in several other European as well as American Universities. He wrote books on French government and politics and edited or co-edited several volumes on government and administration in Western Europe.
Content
Notes on the Contributors List of Figures List of Tables INTRODUCTION Staffing the Summit - the Administration of the Core Executive: Convergent Trends and National Specificities; B.G.Peters, R.A.W.Rhodes & V.Wright WESTMINSTER SYSTEMS Administering the Summit: The British Prime Minister's Office; C.Clifford Administering the Summit from a Canadian Perspective; D.Savoie & B.G.Peters Administering the Summit: Australia; P.Weller OTHER PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS Management of Politics in the German Chancellor's Office; F.Müller-Rommel The Prime Minister's 'Staff': The Case of Italy; S.Cassese A Quasi-Presidential Premiership: Administering the Executive Summit in Spain; P.Heywood & I.M.Alvarez Sweden: The Quest for Co-ordination; E.Page & N.Elder How Informal Can You Be?: The Case of Denmark; T.Knudsen Administering the Summit: The Greek Case; D.Sotiropolous Serving the Japanese Prime Minister; I.Neary PRESIDENTIAL AND SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS Staffing the Summit: France; R.Elgie Administering the Summit in the United States; B.Rockman CONCLUSION The Struggle for Control Index