Administering the Summit: Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries

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Speaking truth to power demands diplomatic skills. This book looks at the way advice, which is needed by all executives, is provided to the summit of government in twelve advanced industrialized countries (Australia, Belgium, Britain, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, and the US). It examines the increasing pressures for centralization as core executives confront the differentiation and pluralization of government and the interplay of constitutional, political, and institutional factors. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Staffing the Summit — the Administration of the Core Executive: Convergent Trends and National Specificities....Pages 3-22 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Administering the Summit: the British Prime Minister’s Office....Pages 25-42 Administering the Summit from a Canadian Perspective....Pages 43-58 Administering the Summit: Australia....Pages 59-78 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 Management of Politics in the German Chancellor’s Office....Pages 81-100 The Prime Minister’s ‘Staff’: the Case of Italy....Pages 101-109 A Quasi-Presidential Premiership: Administering the Executive Summit in Spain....Pages 110-133 Sweden: the Quest for Co-ordination....Pages 134-152 How Informal Can You Be? The Case of Denmark....Pages 153-175 Administering the Summit: the Greek Case....Pages 176-195 Serving the Japanese Prime Minister....Pages 196-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-223 Staffing the Summit: France....Pages 225-244 Administering the Summit in the United States....Pages 245-262 Front Matter....Pages 263-263 The Struggle for Control....Pages 265-270 Back Matter....Pages 271-275