LEADER 03142nam 2200529I 450 001 9910793014203321 005 20181017103845.0 010 $a1-78743-283-1 010 $a1-78743-922-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000006996067 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5530895 035 $a(UtOrBLW)9781787432833 035 $a(PPN)232643253 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006996067 100 $a20181017d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aBureaucracy and society in transition $ecomparative perspectives /$fedited by Haldor Byrkjeflot and Fredrik Engelstad 210 1$aBingley, UK$cEmerald Publishing$d2018 215 $a1 online resource (315 pages) 225 1 $aComparative social research,$x0195-6310 ;$vvolume 33 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-78754-929-1 311 $a1-78743-284-X 327 $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. 330 $aNew Public Management has held a central position within public administration over the past few decades, complemented by various models promoting post-bureaucratic organization. But 'traditional' bureaucracy has not disappeared, and bureaucracy is in transition in the West and the rest of the world. Bureaucracies still fill crucial positions in modern societies, despite growing criticism of assumed inefficiencies and unlimited growth. This volume examines a range of issues related to bureaucracies in transition across Europe, with a particular focus on the Nordic region. Chapters examine a range of topics including a reinterpretation of Weber's conception of bureaucracy; the historical development of institutions and organizational structures in Sweden and Greece; the myth of bureaucratic neutrality and the concept of 'competent neutrality'; performance management systems; the anti-bureaucratic identities of senior civil servants; the role of experts and expertise in bureaucratic organizations; the impact of reform on public sector executives; the curbing of corruption in Scandinavian states; an interrogation of the Nordic administrative model; Supreme Audit Institutions; 'street-level' bureaucracy; and the establishment of an 'ethics of office' amongst Danish civil servants. 410 0$aComparative social research ;$vv. 33.$x0195-6310 606 $aBureaucracy 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aSocial Science$xResearch$2bisacsh 606 $aComparative politics$2bicssc 615 0$aBureaucracy. 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 7$aSocial Science$xResearch. 615 7$aComparative politics. 676 $a302.35 702 $aByrkjeflot$b Haldor 702 $aEngelstad$b Fredrik$f1944- 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793014203321 996 $aBureaucracy and society in transition$93780223 997 $aUNINA