4 The OECD Secretariat
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Jarle Trondal
Abstract
Originally the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that replaced the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) in 1961 was thought of as an alternative producer of independent policy ideas. The chapter discusses the historico-political context of the OECD at the macro-level. With the end of the Cold War, a large number of other countries soon managed to fulfil the criteria for OECD membership: a belief in and a consolidated practice of a market economy and a liberal democracy. The chapter also discusses the committee structure at the meso-level, where politics meets international bureaucracy. Clearly, there are important links between the 'political' level related to the Council, the Executive Committee and the many sub-committees, and the 'administrative' level in terms of the OECD Secretariat. The chapter describes the secretarial dynamics at the micro-level.
Abstract
Originally the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that replaced the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) in 1961 was thought of as an alternative producer of independent policy ideas. The chapter discusses the historico-political context of the OECD at the macro-level. With the end of the Cold War, a large number of other countries soon managed to fulfil the criteria for OECD membership: a belief in and a consolidated practice of a market economy and a liberal democracy. The chapter also discusses the committee structure at the meso-level, where politics meets international bureaucracy. Clearly, there are important links between the 'political' level related to the Council, the Executive Committee and the many sub-committees, and the 'administrative' level in terms of the OECD Secretariat. The chapter describes the secretarial dynamics at the micro-level.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables vii
- List of abbreviations viii
- List of authors ix
- Foreword x
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Part I Introducing and theorising international bureaucracy
- 1 The bureaucracy of international organisations 3
- 2 On the principles of organisation of international bureaucracies 21
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Part II International bureaucracies
- 3 The European Commission 37
- 4 The OECD Secretariat 65
- 5 The WTO Secretariat 88
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Part III The dynamics of compound bureaucracies
- 6 Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 111
- 7 Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies 138
- 8 Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies 156
- 9 Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 171
- 10 Complexity and stability in international bureaucracies 193
- Appendix 208
- References 210
- Index 225
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables vii
- List of abbreviations viii
- List of authors ix
- Foreword x
-
Part I Introducing and theorising international bureaucracy
- 1 The bureaucracy of international organisations 3
- 2 On the principles of organisation of international bureaucracies 21
-
Part II International bureaucracies
- 3 The European Commission 37
- 4 The OECD Secretariat 65
- 5 The WTO Secretariat 88
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Part III The dynamics of compound bureaucracies
- 6 Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 111
- 7 Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies 138
- 8 Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies 156
- 9 Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 171
- 10 Complexity and stability in international bureaucracies 193
- Appendix 208
- References 210
- Index 225
