Archives for June 17th, 1998

Acquiring political craft: training grounds for top officials in the German core executive

Abstracts, PublicNet: 17 June, 1998

Goetz K H
Public Administration, (UK), Winter 97 (75/4)
Start page: 753 No of pages: 23

Sets out the relationship between politicians and officials in Germany and examines how top officials gain the political skills and knowledge needed for promotion to senior positions within the ministerial bureaucracies. Outlines the German political system and identifies three institutions which play a key role in providing officials with the experience need to develop their political skills – the Chancellery, the political support units in the ministries and the offices of political parties. Considers the implications of this for the political system in Germany, asking whether there is sufficient division between the political parties and the German public administration..

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODY MOVES TO BECOME MORE STRATEGIC

Headlines, PublicNet: 17 June, 1998

The Local Government Association is re-organising to strengthen its policy development role.

Now a year old, the organisation formed to represent all local authorities out of three previous organisations representing different size bodies says it’s time for a review of the way it operates.

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NHS FOUR TIMES AS EFFICIENT AS PRIVATE SECTOR

Headlines, PublicNet: 17 June, 1998

The fifty year old National Health Service, has been found to be more cost-effective to the nation than if health provision were in the hands of private enterprise.

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research reviews possible funding options for the NHS. It concludes that taxpayers get better quality healthcare and value for money from the NHS, and would lose out if the private sector were allowed to gain ground.

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