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. 

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.
One change involves merging some departments so that they reflect structures in local authorities. 

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.