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Book SynopsisHave bureaucrats taken over the decision making role of politicians? This book offers a direct assessment of the role of bureaucrats in policy making by analysing how they shape policy in making decrees - laws that generally do not pass through full legislative scrutiny. These are often described as secondary legislation and are known by a variety of names (including décrets, arrêtés, administrative regulations, Verordnungen, statutory instruments). Such decrees offer an important vantage point for understanding bureaucratic power not only because they account for a large proportion of policy making activity within the executive, but also because they are made largely away from the glare of publicity. If bureaucrats have strong policy making powers and use them in a way that minimises political involvement in policy making, we would expect to find these powers especially evident in this everyday decision making. The book is based on research examining 52 decrees produced between 2005 a
Trade ReviewPolicy Without Politicians provides intriguing insights into the everyday process of rule-making. These insights are highly relevant for those interested in policy production, as well as the relationship between politics and bureaucracy. * Ellen Mastenbroek, Public Administration *
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements ; 1. Silence, Conflict, and Bureaucratic Power ; 2. France: A Cross-Pressured Bureaucracy ; Annex: Decrees Included in Chapter 2 ; 3. Britain: Bureaucrats and Imaginary Ministers ; Annex: Decrees Included in Chapter 3 ; 4. Germany: Administration and Politics Revisited ; Annex: Decrees Included in Chapter 4 ; 5. Sweden: Political Direction and Decree Making ; Annex: Decrees Included in Chapter 5 ; 6. Political Leadership in US Bureaucracy ; Annex: Decrees Included in Chapter 6 ; 7. Regulated Bureaucratic Politics in the European Union ; Annex: Decrees Included in Chapter 7 ; 8. Bureaucrats, Politicians, Choice, and Motivation ; References
