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11 Politicians Resources
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The Politics–Administration Dichotomy in U.S. Historical Context
blackwell-synergy.com— — “This article distinguishes the competing interpretations of the politics–administration dichotomy, noting that as, originally framed, it was intended to detach partisan politics and patronage from sound public management.”
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The Politics–Administration Dichotomy: An Empirical Search for Correspondence between Theory and Practice
blackwell-synergy.com— — “The politics–administration dichotomy has been one of the most disputed theories of public administration. This article first builds a theoretical model of the politics–administration dichotomy and then evaluates the model using empirical data…”
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Ministerial responsibility and the machinery of government
blackwell-synergy.com— — “This article examines the relationship between ministerial responsibility and the machinery of government.”
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Truth in government and the politicization of public service advice
blackwell-synergy.com— — “The growing openness of government documentation is placing pressure on departmental officials who wish to be both loyal to their political masters and honest in their factual assessments. These issues are discussed with reference to recent Australian experience.”
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Ministerial responsibility and the machinery of government
blackwell-synergy.com— — “This article examines the relationship between ministerial responsibility and the machinery of government. It discusses how constitutional government and the practical day-to-day functioning of a parliamentary democracy depend on ministerial responsibility.”
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Politics and the Justice Department: Finding a Path to Accountability
brookings.edu— — “The dismissals of eight United States attorneys have brought Attorney General Alberto Gonzales under intense scrutiny. As more details come to light, broader questions regarding the influence of presidential policy and partisan politics on the work at the Justice Department are being asked.”
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Cabinet secrecy
blackwell-synergy.com— — “Secrecy of cabinet proceedings is very much part of the… constitution, but the protections afforded by convention and law are neither well understood nor particularly popular. This article examines the convention and how it differs from the common law and statute law treatments of cabinet secrecy.”
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PM versus the public servant: children overboard
abc.net.au— — “This is a transcript from PM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 5:10pm on Radio National and 6:10pm on ABC Local Radio.”
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Responsble government: clarifying essentials, dispelling myths and exploring change
csps-efpc.gc.ca— — “It is commonly said that Canada is suffering a “democratic
deficit,” that government does not operate the way citizens want
it to. Flowing from this criticism, there has been growing debate
about Canada’s democratic and political institutions, including
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Bureaucrats and Politicians in Britain
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British “Conservative and Labour governments have displayed dissatisfaction with … and made important changes [to] “Whitehall model.” Some of these changes have reduced the degree to which politicians have been dependent on a career bureaucracy insulated from partisan politics.”
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Models of Political Accountability and Concepts of Australian Government
blackwell-synergy.com— — “One immediate task for those interested in accountability is to map the basic features of the Australian system (best understood as ‘executive federalism’) in order to provide foundations for new accountability models”