The politics-bureaucracy interface in developing countries
By: Dasandi, Niheer.
Contributor(s): Esteve, Marc.
Material type:
ArticlePublisher: 2017Description: p.231-245.Subject(s): Politicians | Civil service
In:
Public Administration and DevelopmentSummary: The political-bureaucratic interface has been the subject of much academic interest. However, research has tended to focus exclusively on wealthy institutionalized democracies, with little attention given to the political-administrative relationship in developing countries. However, recent evidence from reform processes in poorer nations increasingly highlights the importance of interactions between politicians and bureaucrats. This paper provides a systematic overview of the political-bureaucratic relationship in developing countries and in doing so makes two key contributions. First, it introduces a typology of political-bureaucratic relations based on four models-collaborative, collusive, intrusive, and integrated-discussing examples of each. Second, it analyses the main factors associated with different models of political-bureaucratic relations and considers how countries can move from one model of relations to another. The paper provides a much-needed entry point for scholars and policymakers to better understanding the relationship between politicians and bureaucrats in developing countries. - Reproduced.
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Articles
|
Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 37, Issue no: 4 | Available | AR116507 |
The political-bureaucratic interface has been the subject of much academic interest. However, research has tended to focus exclusively on wealthy institutionalized democracies, with little attention given to the political-administrative relationship in developing countries. However, recent evidence from reform processes in poorer nations increasingly highlights the importance of interactions between politicians and bureaucrats. This paper provides a systematic overview of the political-bureaucratic relationship in developing countries and in doing so makes two key contributions. First, it introduces a typology of political-bureaucratic relations based on four models-collaborative, collusive, intrusive, and integrated-discussing examples of each. Second, it analyses the main factors associated with different models of political-bureaucratic relations and considers how countries can move from one model of relations to another. The paper provides a much-needed entry point for scholars and policymakers to better understanding the relationship between politicians and bureaucrats in developing countries. - Reproduced.
There are no comments for this item.