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Politicians, Bureaucrats and Leadership in Organizations

Lessons from Regional Planning in France

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. June Burnham

    1. June Burnham & Associates, Holland
      European Government, Middlesex University, UK

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Part of the book series: French Politics, Society and Culture (FPSC)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Political Leaders and Bureaucratic Organizations

    • June Burnham
    Pages 1-23

  3. Restructuring Bureaucratic Organizations

    • June Burnham
    Pages 24-44

  4. Links to the Leadership: Positional or Personal?

    • June Burnham
    Pages 45-71

  5. Ensuring Responsiveness, Competence and Loyalty

    • June Burnham
    Pages 72-98

  6. Steering Policy through Administrative and Financial Tools

    • June Burnham
    Pages 99-136

  7. Roads Planning and Funding

    • June Burnham
    Pages 137-170

  8. Regionalization

    • June Burnham
    Pages 171-207

  9. Lessons from Regional Planning in France

    • June Burnham
    Pages 208-230

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 231-261
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About this book

This is the first book in English on the French agency DATAR-DIACT that has been the envy of regional planners worldwide. It sheds new light on political leadership in a bureaucracy and demonstrates convincingly the impact of political leaders on institutions. It is a study of France with lessons for other political and administrative systems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • June Burnham & Associates, Holland

    June Burnham

  • European Government, Middlesex University, UK

    June Burnham

About the author

JUNE BURNHAM is a researcher and consultant on the organization of public services and was formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University, UK. She has published books and articles on French regional policy, British public management, and transport policy in Britain and Europe.

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