Why are some countries less corrupt and better governed than
others? Challenging conventional explanations on the remarkable
differences in quality of government worldwide, this book argues
that the organization of bureaucracy is an often overlooked but
critical factor. Countries where merit-recruited employees occupy
public bureaucracies perform better than those where public
employees owe their post to political connections. The book
provides a coherent theory of why, and ample evidence showing that
meritocratic bureaucracies are conducive to lower levels of
corruption, higher government effectiveness, and more flexibility
to adopt modernizing reforms. Data comes from both a novel dataset
on the bureaucratic structures of over 100 countries as well as
from narratives of particular countries, with a special focus on
the relationship between politicians and bureaucrats in Spain and
Sweden. A notable contribution to the literature in comparative
politics and public policy on good governance, and to corruption
studies more widely.
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