Passionate Bureaucrat, The: Lessons for the 21st Century from 4,500 Years of Public Service Reform

by Max Everest-Phillips

Effective and impartial public administration is the foundation of state legitimacy. This was understood 4,500 years ago when Urukagina, the ruler of a small country in Mesopotamia, proclaimed the first known reform of public service. The quality of public administration will be even more important in the 21st century. Successful states will be those that recognise public service as a key determinant of national competitive advantage. That realisation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813234822
• ISBN13: 9789813234826
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"