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1. "Engineered" Instability: How Prime Ministers use Reshuffles to Control Government.

Author

Kam, Christopher

Subjects
*GOVERNMENT agencies, *PRIME ministers, *CIVIL service, *PUBLIC administration
Abstract

Prime Ministers use counter-cyclical reshuffles of ministers and bureaucrats to undercut a variety of agency losses. This argument is tested against data on the Canadian cabinet and civil service from 1950-2000. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005

2. Trust in the Public Service: A Cross-National Examination.

Author

Houston, David J. and Harding, Lauren K.

Subjects
*CIVIL service, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *CITIZENS
Abstract

How do attitudes towards public servants by Americans compare to similar attitudes in other nations? 2004 ISSP data are used to examine attitudes held by citizens in the U.S., Canada, and several European nations. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008