The British civil service: Examining the question of politicisation

Politicization of the Civil Service in Comparative Perspective: The Quest for Control

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 101-124

  Sausman, Charlotte ^a   Locke, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs   (United States)

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EID: 79953678563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203799857     Document Type: Chapter

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