Policy making is not only about the cut and thrust of politics. It is also a bureaucratic activity. In this ground-breaking work, two leading authorities come together to examine the world of the policy bureaucrat for the first time. The volume draws in crucial debates over accountability and democratic ideology, hierarchy and expertise, and should establish itself as a central point of reference for scholars and practitioners alike.

• Preface


• 1: Government with a Cast of Thousands


• 2: Policy Bueaucrats


• 3: Policy Work


• 4: More Than Embellishment and Detail: The Impact of Policy Work


• 5: Discretion, Cues, and Authority


• 6: Controlling Expertise in a Policy Bureaucracy


• Appendix A: The Interviews