The book explores one of the most topical issues of public bureaucracies worldwide: the relationship between the composition of the public sector workforce and the nature of the society it serves. Taking a comparative and analytical perspective, the authoritatively, yet accessibly written, country chapters show how salient the politics of representativeness have become in increasingly diverse societies. At the same time, they illustrate the wide variety of practice based on different political systems, administrative structures, and cultural settings. Providing comprehensive up-to-date information and analysis, these studies will interest scholars and practitioners alike, from comparative public administration and management, government, public policy, and diversity studies.
1. Representative Bureaucracy - Concept, Driving Forces, Strategies B. Guy Peters, Eckhard Schroter and Patrick von Maravic PART I: THE AMERICAS 2. Representative Bureaucracy in the United States B. Guy Peters 3. Representative Bureaucracy in Canada Luc Turgeon and Alain-G. Gagnon 4. Representative Bureaucracy in Mexico Maria del Carmen Pardo PART II: EUROPE 5. Representative Bureaucracy in Belgium: Power Sharing or Diversity? Steven Van de Walle, Sandra Groeneveld and Lieselot Vandenbussche 6. Representative Bureaucracy in Transitional Bureaucracies: Bulgaria and Romania Katja Michalak 7. Representative Bureaucracy in Germany? From Passive to Active Intercultural Opening Patrick von Maravic and Sonja M. Dudek 8. Representative Bureaucracy in Italy Giliberto Capano and Nadia Carboni 9. Representative Bureaucracy in The Netherlands Frits M. van der Meer and Gerrit S.A. Dijkstra 10. Representative Bureaucracy in Switzerland Daniel Kubler 11. Representative Bureaucracy in The United Kingdom Rhys Andrews PART III: AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND ASIA 12. Representative Bureaucracy in South Africa Robert Cameron and Chantal Milne 13. Politics of Representative Bureaucracy in India Bas van Gool and Frank de Zwart 14. Bureaucratic Representation in Israel Moshe Maor 15. Representative Bureaucracy in Australia: A Post-Colonial, Multicultural Society Rodney Smith Bibliography
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