Bureaucracies

John H. Wood ()
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John H. Wood: Wake Forest University

Chapter Chapter 3 in Who Governs?, 2020, pp 63-103 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract German sociologist Max Weber argued that because of their expertise and constant presence, bureaucracies were or could be the chief force in government, a position supported by reformers and progressive politicians who believed that technological advances required more sophisticated government administrations. It was questionable, however, whether expertise and efficiency in government and the political process have been, or could be, improved. The conflict between administrative and traditional judicial processes is still active, along with the political complications of regulation.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33083-5_3

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