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The new public bureaucracy : the expansion of organisational professionals in the public sector /

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"This pioneering book compares public administration in two distinct countries to examine the development of a new form of bureaucratisation. Taking a mixed-method empirical approach, Karl Löfgren and Patrik Hall explore the differences and commonalities in this intriguing global phenomenon.&qu...

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Main Authors: Löfgren, Karl (Author), Hall, Patrik (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2026]
Series:Policy, administrative and institutional change
Subjects:
Bureaucracy.
Professional employees.
Public administration.
Bureaucratie.
Administration publique (Science)
Table of Contents:
  • The rise of a new public bureaucracy
  • Theorising bureaucracy, accountability, and professionalism
  • Comparing public sectors and the new public bureaucracy
  • The transport agencies
  • The police forces
  • Universities and higher education
  • The rise of accountability bureaucracy : conclusions and reflections.