People Who Run Europe by Edward C Page
In the minds of many, Brussels is very closely associated with bureaucracy. Yet we know little about the character of the European Union's bureaucracy. Professor Page draws upon a wide range of empirical sources to present a picture of the administrative system of the EU. He discusses the complexities of its internal organization and goes on to explore the people who work in it. As a multinational organization its procedures for appointment and promotion reflect in part the need to maintain a professional career civil service and in part the desire to secure a fair mix of nationalities among top officials. People who Run Europe looks at the distinctive features of the administrative system which these two principles help to produce as well as at the nature of the people - their backgrounds, careers and skills - who are attracted to it. The author also examines the role of top officials in the decision making process, above all in their dealings with politicians and interest groups.
The strength of this study.. lies in its comparative approach ... this is a valuable study, which provides all those interested in the EU with new evidence of the strengths and weaknesses of its administration. * William Wallace, London School of Economics and Political Science, International Affairs, Vol. 73, No. 2, April '97 *
It is the great merit of Professor Page's rather slim volume on 'People who run Europe' to do justice to those and other myths by means of a careful examination of the background of the men and women of Brussels and the nature of the decision processes in which they are involved. * Yves Meny, Public Policy, vol.17 part 1, 1997 *
It is the great merit of Professor Page's rather slim volume on People Who Run Europe to do justice to these and other myths by means of a careful examination of the background of the men and women of Brussels and the nature of the decision processes in which they are involved. * Journal of Public Policy 17,1 *
It is the great merit of Professor Page's rather slim volume on 'People who run Europe' to do justice to those and other myths by means of a careful examination of the background of the men and women of Brussels and the nature of the decision processes in which they are involved. * Yves Meny, Public Policy, vol.17 part 1, 1997 *
It is the great merit of Professor Page's rather slim volume on People Who Run Europe to do justice to these and other myths by means of a careful examination of the background of the men and women of Brussels and the nature of the decision processes in which they are involved. * Journal of Public Policy 17,1 *
Edward C Page is Sidney and Beatrice Webb Professor of Public Policy at the LSE and a Fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198280798 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198280793 |
| Title | People Who Run Europe |
| Author | Edward C Page |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1996-12-26 |
| Number of pages | 188 |
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