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Bureaucrats and Politicians in Britain
Author(s) -
Wilson Graham K.,
Barker Anthony
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.46
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1468-0491
pISSN - 0952-1895
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0491.00220
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , politics , political economy , political science , public administration , sociology , law
The distinctive relationship between bureaucrats and politicians in Britain has been much noted around the world and often used a model by reformers. However, both Conservative and Labour governments have displayed dissatisfaction with the bureaucracy and have made important changes in the “Whitehall model.” Some of these changes have reduced the degree to which British politicians have been unusually dependent on a career bureaucracy that is insulated from partisan politics.