Politics, policy preferences and the evolution of Irish bureaucracy: A framework for analysis

Irish Political Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-47

  MacCarthaigh, Muiris ^a  

^a Institute of Public Administration Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Administrative reform; Agencies; Bureaucracy; New public management; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856281086     PISSN: 07907184     EISSN: 17439078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07907184.2012.636180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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