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Bureaucracy (/ b j ʊəˈr ɒ k r ə s i /; bure-OK-rə-see) is a system of organization where laws or regulatory authority are implemented by civil servants, non-elected officials. [1] Historically, a bureaucracy was a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. [2]
A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government. The term bureaucrat derives from "bureaucracy", which in turn derives from the French "bureaucratie" first known from the 18th century. [1]
Weber's theory of bureaucracy claims that it is extremely efficient, and even goes as far as to claim that bureaucracy is the most efficient form of organization. [20] Weber claimed that bureaucracies are necessary to ensure the continued functioning of society, which has become drastically more modern and complex in the past century. [ 21 ]
Bureaucratic drift in American political science is a theory that seeks to explain the tendency for bureaucratic agencies to create policy that deviates from the original mandate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The difference between a bureaucracy's enactment of a law and the legislature's intent is called bureaucratic drift.
The term representative bureaucracy is generally attributed to J. Donald Kingsley's book titled Representative Bureaucracy that was published in 1944. In his book, Kingsley calls for a " liberalization of social class selection for the English bureaucracy," due to the "Dominance of social, political, and economic elites within the British bureaucracy" which he claimed resulted in programs and ...
The so-called "unitary executive theory" has various iterations but centers on the idea that the Constitution gives the president sole control over the executive branch of government.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said the information was not gathered to retaliate against agents, but FBI employees feared it was meant to amass a list of personnel for possible ...
(The Center Square) – Thomas Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, testified before Congress this week about the need for financial reform in the government. "The budget has ...