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How seccesful were Anglo American reform efforts of the 1980s? The 1980 were a tumultous decade for the bureaucracies in Anglo Amercian democratic countries. President Regan and Prime Minister Thatcher and Mulroney, in particular, came to office convinced that the bureaucracies of their countries were flawed - they were inefficient, resistant to change, and exerting too much influence over policy: B, Guy Peters and Donald J. Savoie look at the measure to the reform the bureaucracies of these countries. The reforms sought to have public servant focus on management rather than policy, to import management techniques from the private sector, and to attenuate the influence of career officials over policy matters. T Bureaucracy Civil Service Public Administration Review 180718