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Because the public administrator is subordinate to the elected executive in both law and practice, the latter tends to subject the former to political control. The former also believes because of its expertise it should be assertive and influential in its area of purview. The pursuit of these rival stands results in tension and conflict between the two categories of officers. However, there is latitude for collaboration and reciprocal influence between the two parties. This paper investigates the precise nature and consequences of the relations between elected executives and the administrative experts in the Ghanaian context.
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Governance is a collective enterprise requiring good relationships between all the stakeholders represented in a polity. These stakeholders include the government and the governed. There are two groups of actors in the government realm, that is,...
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Kuyini Mohammed, A. (2018). Politician-Bureaucrat Relation in Ghana. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3518-1
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