Although a powerful, independent bureaucracy poses a threat to democracy, it is indispensable to its proper functioning. This book provides an overview of the complex relationship between bureaucracy and the politics of democracy and is essential reading for students of sociology, political science and public administration. It is designed to guide students through the maze of classical and modern theories on the topic, to give them basic information on the historical developments in this area and the present them with case histories of the actual relationship between bureaucrats and politicians in democratic societies.
- ISBN10 0710200536
- ISBN13 9780710200532
- Publish Date November 1985 (first published 3 November 1983)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 May 1992
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 266
- Language English