Ministerial Advisors [electronic resource]: Role, Influence and Management /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Secretary-General.
OECD iLibrary.
Beth, Elodie.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2011.
Government leaders need high-quality and responsive advice to make informed decisions, particularly to help restore long-term economic growth. Indeed, in many countries ministerial advisors are appointed primarily in order to increase the responsiveness of government and help address strategic challenges faced by government leaders. At the same time, their sheer number and the opacity surrounding their status have prompted widespread concern. These are two findings that emerged from an OECD survey in 2010 into the work of ministerial advisors across 27 countries. This report examines the survey’s findings in order to better understand the important role advisors play and how they are managed. It considers why ministers use their services, how they are appointed, the special status they enjoy, the concerns they have prompted in the general public, and how reform may make them more accountable  and improve the transparency of their status.
"This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD"--T.p. verso.
"Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found online at: www.oecd.org/publishing/corrigenda"--T.p. verso.
"The report was prepared by Elodie Beth"--Foreword.
OECD-code: 42 2011 21 1 P.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119).
Functions and influence of ministerial advisors -- The employment framework for ministerial advisors -- The phenomenon of ministerial advisors -- Executive summary -- Foreword -- Guidelines for Special Advisors in Denmark -- Code of Conduct for Special Advisors, United Kingdom -- Case studies: Austria, Canada and the United Kingdom -- Are the frameworks governing ministerial advisors sufficient? -- References -- Methodology of the survey.
Government leaders need high-quality and responsive advice to make informed decisions, particularly to help restore long-term economic growth. Indeed, in many countries ministerial advisors are appointed primarily in order to increase the responsiveness of government and help address strategic challenges faced by government leaders. At the same time, their sheer number and the opacity surrounding their status have prompted widespread concern. These are two findings that emerged from an OECD survey in 2010 into the work of ministerial advisors across 27 countries. This report examines the survey’s findings in order to better understand the important role advisors play and how they are managed. It considers why ministers use their services, how they are appointed, the special status they enjoy, the concerns they have prompted in the general public, and how reform may make them more accountable  and improve the transparency of their status.
Government consultants.
Business consultants.
Consultants.