Bureaucracy, Microeconomics

Assignment Help:

BUREAUCRACY:

M de Gournay, an economist of France, first coined the word Bureaucracy in the eighteenth century to refer to "a fourth or fifth form of Government" in which "officers, clerks, secretaries, inspectors and attendants are not appointed to benefit the public interest. Indeed the public interest appears to have been established so that offices might exist". Harolds J. Laski defines the term bureaucracy as a system of Government, the control of which is so completely in the hands of officials that their power jeopardises the liberties of ordinary citizens. The characteristics of such a regime are a passion for routine in administration, the sacrifice of flexibility to rule, delay in the making of decisions and a refusal to embark upon experiment. In extreme cases, the members of a bureaucracy may become a hereditary caste manipulating Government to their own advantage. Max Weber, the German social scientist thinks that bureaucracy is among those social structures which are the most difficult to eliminate. Bureaucracy is an ideal type as it is based on impersonal and rational basis.  Weber classifies the authority as  traditional, i.e. "resting on an established belief in the sanctity of immemorial traditions and the legitimacy of the status of those exercising authority under them",  charistmatic i.e. "resting on the devotion to the specific and exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him", and  legal, i.e., "resting on the premises of legality of patterns of normative rules and the right of those elevated to authority under such rules to issues commands". Legal authority is superior and more logical than charismatic.  


Related Discussions:- Bureaucracy

Explain the term fordism, Explain the term Fordism Between approximatel...

Explain the term Fordism Between approximately 1890 and 1930-or perhaps 1890 and 1950-a host of innovative technologies and business practices were adopted in the US. Europeans

Calculate real gdp using the chained-dollar method, Why in 1996 did the BEA...

Why in 1996 did the BEA switch to calculate real GDP using the "chained-dollar method" from the "constant-dollar method"? The BEA made the switch from the constant-dollar metho

Ols, Which assumption of Classic OLS does this model violate?

Which assumption of Classic OLS does this model violate?

Socio economic conditions, Socio Economic conditions of country also affect...

Socio Economic conditions of country also affect the sales forecasting. They may include total national income per capita income standard of living of the masses, education, inflat

Understanding the labor market using supply and demand, The market for labo...

The market for labor can be studied use a supply and demand framework.  The demand for labor is from employers who use labor to produce goods and services.  The supply of labor is

Find steady state level - production function, 1. Consider a model economy ...

1. Consider a model economy with a production function Y = K 0.2 (EL) 0.8 , where K is capital stock, L is labor input, and Y is output. The savings rate (s), which is define

Explain how oligopolies can work, Explain how oligopolies can work both for...

Explain how oligopolies can work both for and against consumers. Oligopolies market power can of course work against consumers - as price-setting and any form of collusion will

Marginal utility and indifference curve, Marginal Utility and Indifference ...

Marginal Utility and Indifference Curve - If the consumption of a product moves along an indifference curve, additional utility derived from the increase in consumption of sing

Disposable personal income, Disposable Personal Income The amount of c...

Disposable Personal Income The amount of cash remaining after taxes are removed that an individual has the opportunity to spend.

#theory of consumer., Ask question #what is an indifference curveMinimum 10...

Ask question #what is an indifference curveMinimum 100 words accepted#

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd