Modern systems of government  exploring the role of bureaucrats and politicians 
Ali Farazmand, editor. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif.  Sage Publications  c1997. 
 - xviii, 318 p.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Coups and crashes : lessons for public administration / Fred W. Riggs -- Professionalism, bureaucracy, and modern governance : a comparative analysis / Ali Farazmand -- Professionalism in bureaucracy : some comparisons based on the the Indian case / Renu Khator -- The U.S. Civil Service : 1883-1993 (R.I.P.) / Frederick C. Thayer -- Political power and the centrality of administration / Matthew Holden, Jr. -- The U.S. Constitutional separation of powers and federal administration / David H.Rosenbloom -- Politics and bureaucracy : their impact on professionalism / Francis E. Rourke -- The Pendleton Act of 1883 and professionalism in the U.S. publuc service / Paul P. Van Riper -- Transients and careerists in Latin America / Lawrence S. Graham -- Bureaucrats and political appointees in Europeamn democracies : who's who and does it make any difference? / B. Guy Peters -- Getting on in government : political priorities and professional civil servants / Francis R. Terry -- "Honey, I shrank the state" / Bert A. Rockman. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761906088 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0761906096 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96051224  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB98-5547 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bureaucracy<br/>Comparative government<br/>Politicians<br/>Public administration
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF1501  / .M63 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>350  / M6894