Government Ministers In The Contemporary World (Political Executives)
SKU: SONG0803997515
ISBN : 9780803997516
Condition : Used
Shipping & Tax will be calculated at Checkout.
US Delivery Time: 3-5 Business Days.
Outside US Delivery Time: 8-12 Business Days.
Government Ministers in the Contemporary World (Political Executives)
Governments have grown in scope, and spread geographically, to the point where a new phenomenon has emerged -- rule by a political class of ministers regarded as the main instruments of change. Yet ministerial careers and the structure of ministerial careers have been largely neglected areas of study in political science. Jean Blondel's new book is a major, comparative study of the world's government ministers since 1945, which examines both their similarities and differences.Party structures, legislative behaviour, even bureaucratic arrangements vary from country to country, but the nature of the job and the status of ministers is largely uniform, making it possible to study and tackle fundamental questions and assumptions of ministerial government.This volume builds an analytical framework in order to probe the very foundation of the 'ministerial profession' and explore important questions concerning political executives. Do social, economic, cultural or institutional factors contribute to the making of good or bad ministers? Are we justified in complaining about bad government? And, does high ministerial turnover contribute to bad government?
Specification of Government Ministers in the Contemporary World (Political Executives)
GENERAL | |
---|---|
Author | Blondel, Professor Jean |
Binding | paperback |
Language | english |
ISBN-10 | 803997515 |
ISBN-13 | 9780803997516 |
Publisher | Ergodebooks |
Publication Year | 01-04-1985 |
Write a review
Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Review:
Note: HTML is not translated!
Rating: Bad Good
Enter the code in the box below: