Modern Systems of Government

Introduction - Ali Farazmand PART ONE: PROFESSIONALISM, BUREAUCRACY, AND MODERN GOVERNANCE Coups and Crashes - Fred W Riggs Lessons for Public Administration Professionalism, Bureaucracy, and Modern Governance - Ali Farazmand A Comparative Analysis Professionalism in Bureaucracy - Renu Khator Some Comparisons Based on the Indian Case The US Civil Service 1883-1993 (RIP) - Frederick Thayer Political Power and the Centrality of Administration - Matthew Holden Jr PART TWO: BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS IN PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS The US Constitutional Separation of Powers and Federal Administration - David H Rosenbloom Politics and Bureaucracy - Francis E Rourke Their Impact on Professionalism The Pendleton Act of 1883 and Professionalism in the US Public Service - Paul P Van Riper Transients and Careerists in Latin America - Lawrence S Graham PART THREE: BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS IN PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS Bureaucrats and Political Appointees in European Democracies - B Guy Peters Who Is Who and Does It Make Any Difference? Getting On in Government - Francis Terry Political Priorities and Professional Civil Servants PART FOUR: THE STATE OF THE CURRENT STATE `Honey, I Shrank the State' - Bert A Rockman