Policies Without Politicians: Bureaucratic Influence in Comparative PerspectiveHave bureaucrats taken over the decision making role of politicians? This book offers a direct assessment of the role of bureaucrats in policy making by analysing how they shape policy in making decrees laws that generally do not pass through full legislative scrutiny. These are often described as secondary legislation and are known by a variety of names (including decrets, arretes, administrative regulations, Verordnungen, statutory instruments).