Study on the Political Involvement in Senior Staffing and on the Delineation of Responsibilities Between Ministers and Senior Civil Servants

Political involvement in administration is essential for the proper functioning of a democracy. Without this an incoming political administration would find itself unable to change policy direction. However public services need protection against being misused for partisan purposes, they need technical capacity which survives changes of government, and they need protection against being used to impair the capacity of future governments to govern.

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Year of publication:	2007-07
Authors:	Matheson, Alex ; Weber, Boris ; Manning, Nick ; Arnould, Emmanuelle
Institutions:	Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE)

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Series:	OECD Working Papers on Public Governance.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 6
Other identifiers:	10.1787/136274825752 [DOI]
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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