Bureaucracy for democracy: administration in support of legislatures

• Guy Peters, B. ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Pittsburgh

     University of Pittsburgh

     City of Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: The Journal of legislative studies, ISSN 1357-2334, Vol. 27, Nº. 4, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Administering Representative Democracy: The European Experience of Parliamentary Administrations in Comparative Perspective), págs. 577-594
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• Resumen

  • If legislatures are to be effective rulemaking organisations, they require information and advice, usually provided by legislative staff. The levels of staffing varies markedly across countries, although most legislatures in European democracies have relatively small staffs. This article discusses the importance of different forms of staffing for assisting legislatures, and supporting democracy.