Bureaucratic Representation: Civil Servants and the Future of Capitalist Democracies
Nov 2021 · BRILL
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This text discusses the central role of bureaucratic representation as a key vehicle for representing the general interests of most citizens in a way that is consistently superior to electoral systems in representative democracies, particularly large states. Though formal elections remain indispensable, bureaucracies in the capital, public and social sectors, have used their superior expertise and continuity, combined with social policies like affirmative action and equal pay, to achieve responsible discretion and creative implementation.
This text discusses the central role of bureaucratic representation as a key vehicle for representing the general interests of most citizens in a way that is consistently superior to electoral systems in representative democracies, particularly large states. Though formal elections remain indispe...
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H.T. Wilson, Ph.D. (1968) in Political Science and Constitutional Law, Rutgers University, is Professor of Public Policy and Law at York University, Toronto. He has published extensively in public and social policy and social and political thought, including Sex and Gender (Brill, 1989).
H.T. Wilson, Ph.D. (1968) in Political Science and Constitutional Law, Rutgers University, is Professor of Public Policy and Law at York University, Toronto. He has published extensively in public and social policy and social and political thought, including Sex and Gender (Brill, 1989).
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