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Overview
The book focuses on the mutual implications of bureaucratic neutrality and democracy from the perspective of societies formerly under authoritarian regimes. It explores the impact of democratization on bureaucratic neutrality as well as the implications of neutral bureaucracies for democracy. Theoretical and conceptual dimensions of the subject are spelled out, and specialists discuss case studies from Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, therefore compounding a broad panel of the challenges and opportunities confronting the democratization process throughout the world.
Synopsis
The book focuses on the mutual implications of bureaucratic neutrality and democracy from the perspective of societies formerly under authoritarian regimes. It explores the impact of democratization on bureaucratic neutrality as well as the implications of neutral bureaucracies for democracy. Theoretical and conceptual dimensions of the subject are spelled out, and specialists discuss case studies from Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, therefore compounding a broad panel of the challenges and opportunities confronting the democratization process throughout the world.
Booknews
A new perspective on the theme of the relationship between democracy and bureaucracy, taking into account the "democratic wave" and the resultant implication that administrative structures will have to be changed in order to adapt to democratic systems of governance. The contributing scholars from Europe, the US, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, outline the broad theoretical dimensions of this challenge and also provide case studies from their respective countries, underlining the reality that the democratic ideal is very much affected by the past experiences of each region. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.