Christofilopoulou, Paraskeuy
Professionalism and public policy making in Greece: the influence of engineers in the local government reforms
The influence of professionals in the formulation of public policies has been an issue of scientific research in the past decade. In this article we deal with a less examined aspect of this issue. Professional influence is analysed in the context of Greek public policy, where the intensely centralized administration is dominated by the demands of political clientelism. Focusing on the case of the influence of engineers in local government reform between 1974 and 1989, the article reveals the role of professionalism in the hesitant decentralization of functions and resources to local authorities and the initiation of institutions that have allowed the birth and development of new organizations at the central
Professionalism
Local Government
Public Policy - Greece
Professionalism and public policy making in Greece: the influence of engineers in the local government reforms
The influence of professionals in the formulation of public policies has been an issue of scientific research in the past decade. In this article we deal with a less examined aspect of this issue. Professional influence is analysed in the context of Greek public policy, where the intensely centralized administration is dominated by the demands of political clientelism. Focusing on the case of the influence of engineers in local government reform between 1974 and 1989, the article reveals the role of professionalism in the hesitant decentralization of functions and resources to local authorities and the initiation of institutions that have allowed the birth and development of new organizations at the central
Professionalism
Local Government
Public Policy - Greece