{"product_id":"politics-of-representative-bureaucracy-9780857936004","title":"Politics of Representative Bureaucracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Given the ongoing discussions regarding the legitimacy of the public service in relation to both the rise of a multicultural society and of multi-level governance, representative bureaucracy remains of the utmost importance to public administration. This volume consists of apt and perceptive contributions to the debate made by authoritative writers in the field.’ -- Frits van der Meer, Leiden University, the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  1. Delivering Public Services in Multiethnic Societies – The Challenge of Representativeness B. Guy Peters, Eckhard Schröter and Patrick von Maravić  2. The Comparative Study of Representative Bureaucracy – An Analytical Framework B. Guy Peters, Eckhard Schröter and Patrick von Maravić  3. The “Performance Claim’ of Representative Bureaucracy – Does Organization Matter? Eckhard Schröter and Patrick von Maravić  4. Reconsidering Political and Bureaucratic Representation in Modern Government Patrick von Maravić and B. Guy Peters  5. Representative Bureaucracy in a Cross-national Context: Politics, Identity, Structure and Discretion Kenneth J. Meier and Tabitha S.M. Morton  6. Political Patronage, Machine Politics and Ethnic Representativeness in the Public Sector B. Guy Peters   7. Migration and Urban Governance - Challenges for Democratic Legitimacy? Tassilo Herrschel   9. Civic Leadership, and Local Politics in Multi-Cultural Cities Robin Hambleton  10. From Plutocracy to Diversity. The (De-)Construction of Representative Bureaucracy Theory Bas van Gool   Bibliography  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406335713623,"sku":"9780857936004","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857936004.jpg?v=1730495437","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-of-representative-bureaucracy-9780857936004","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}