Ministers and 'can do' officials : modes of politicization in the Irish civil service

The thesis examines how the traditional dual role of the civil servant as both policy advisor and policy implementer may have been reprioritized, with the latter element of the dual role now receiving greater priority. The research, involving interviews with retired Secretaries General and retired M...

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Main Author: Cormaic, Aodhán Mac
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.678945