Books by Edward C (Sidney and Beatrice Webb Professor of Public Policy Page

Policy Without Politicians is a comparative study of the everday policy-making role of bureaucrats in six jurisdictions: France, US, Germany, Sweden, the EU, and the UK. It takes as its central focus the decrees and regulations that account for a large proportion of government activity and explores the role of civil servants in their production.

Policy making is not only about the cut and thrust of politics. It is also a bureaucratic activity. This work brings together two leading authorities to examine the world of the policy bureaucrat. It draws in debates over accountability and democratic ideology, hierarchy and expertise, and serves as a reference for scholars and practitioners.