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Bureaucracy and Quality of Government

Bureaucracy and Quality of Government . Carl Dahlström & Victor Lapuente The Quality of Government Institute Statsvetenskapliga institutionen Göteborgs universitet. Research puzzle Bureaucracy matters for curbing corruption/increase QoG… yet through which particular characteristics?.

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Bureaucracy and Quality of Government

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  1. Bureaucracy and Quality of Government Carl Dahlström & Victor Lapuente The Quality of Government Institute Statsvetenskapliga institutionen Göteborgs universitet

  2. Research puzzleBureaucracy matters for curbing corruption/increase QoG…yet through which particular characteristics? • Browsed 3 bureaucratic mechanisms in current research • Tested with new datasets

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  4. 1. Do formal examinations curb corruption?

  5. 2. Does life tenure in the public sector curb corruption?

  6. 3. Should public employees have special employment laws?

  7. 4. Does discretion in public sector salaries lead to opportunities for corruption?

  8. 5. Do competitive salaries discourage corruption?

  9. 6. Meritocratic recruitment and corruption

  10. 7. Political loyalty in recruitment and corruption

  11. Comparing Local Governments across Europe • 1) Shouldwehave a strong Mayor? • 2) Shouldwekeepclassical separation politicians = policy-making and civil servants = policy-implementation?

  12. 1) Strong mayor? … probably not

  13. 2) Should we prevent local civil servants from engaging in policy-making?

  14. The Arch of Leadership in good local government (Self 1972, Mouritzen & Svara 2002) Elected Officials Sets policy priorities Requires super-majority to affect CAO’s career CAOs Engaged in policy-making Preserves meritocracy in the rest of the local administration

  15. The Arch of Leadership in Strong Mayor Local Governments Elected officials (Mayor) Monopoly of public policy cycle Margin of manouvre to affect CAO’s and other employees’ careers CAOs

  16. Andel myndighetschefer med politisk bakgrund, 1960-2010.

  17. Antalet politiskt anställda i RK, 1981-2011

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