Synopses & Reviews
Speaking truth to power demands diplomatic skills. This book looks at the way advice, which is needed by all executives, is provided to the summit of government in twelve advanced industrialized countries (Australia, Belgium, Britain, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, and the US). It examines the increasing pressures for centralization as core executives confront the differentiation and pluralization of government and the interplay of constitutional, political, and institutional factors.
About the Author
B.Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh.
R.A.W. Rhodes is Professor of Politics (Research) at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Vincent Wright is the University Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Table of Contents
Staffing the Summit--B. Guy Peters, R. A. W. Rhodes & Vincent Wright * Administering the Summit--Christopher Clifford * Administering the Summit from a Canadian Perspective--B. Guy Peters & Donald Savoie * Administering the Summit: Australia--Patrick Weller * Management of Politics in the German Chancellor's Office--Ferdinand Müller-Rommel * The Prime Minister's "Staff"--Sabino Cassese * A Quasi-Presidential Premiership--Paul Heywood & Ignacio Molina * Sweden--Neil Elder & Edward Page * How Informal Can You Be?--Tim Knudsen * Administering the Summit: The Greek Case--Dimitri Sotiropoulos * Serving the Japanese Prime Minister--Ian Neary * Staffing the Summit: France--Robert Elgie * Administering the Summit in the United States--Bert Rockman * The Struggle for Control--B. Guy Peters, R. A. W. Rhodes & Vincent Wright * Index