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Johnson and Gary D Libecap Volume Publisher University of Chicago Press Volume ISBN 0226401707 Volume URL httpwwwnberorgbooksjohn941 Publication Date January 1994 Chapter Title The Problem of Bureaucracy Chapter Author Ronald N Johnson Gary D Libeca. Frankel editor Volume Publisher University of Chicago Press Volume ISBN 0226259951 Volume URL httpwwwnberorgbooksfran981 Publication Date January 1998 Chapter Title Determinants of Bilateral Trade Does Gravity Work in a Neoclassical World Chapter Au Glenn Hubbard editor Volume Publisher University of Chicago Press 1990 Volume ISBN 0226355853 Volume URL httpwwwnberorgbooksglen901 Conference Date May 5 1989 Publication Date January 1990 Chapter Title Financial Systems Corporate Finance and Econom Line at the DMV. Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, . officials with authority divided among several managers.. “bureau” – French for small desks, referring to the king’s traveling business men who set up small desks in town squares. Distinctiveness of the United States Bureaucracy-size, scope, and political context. The Constitutional system and traditions make the US bureaucracy distinctive.. -political authority over the bureaucracy is shared by the president and congress. ®. American Government and Politics. Unit . VI . – . The Presidency (13) and . The Federal Bureaucracy (15). Part 2 – The Federal Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, . Examining the “Fourth Branch”. bureaucracy. literally means “rule by desks”. government by clerks. bureaucracy. Definition:. . an administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of non-elected officials. Most of people do not think of bureaucracies in a positive light. .. The . answer to our simple questions is usually forwarded from desk to desk. .. . The . term . bureaucracy typically refers to the agencies of government, but bureaucracy is also a form of organization found in both the public and private sectors. . A method for organizing large groups. Loyola’s Bureaucracy. Characteristics of a Bureaucracy. Internal . Division of Labor. specialized by function.. Employees are recruited and promoted based on expertise (usually).. Big idea: The federal bureaucracy, part of the executive branch, carries out most of the day to day work of the Federal Government. vocabulary. Bureaucracy. Bureaucrat. Administration. Staff agency. Distinctiveness of the United States Bureaucracy-size, scope, and political context. The Constitutional system and traditions make the US bureaucracy distinctive.. -political authority over the bureaucracy is shared by the president and congress. Rights . Feud . Civil Rights . Feud . Civil Rights Feud . . . . . Civil Rights Feud . . Civil Rights . Feud . Civil Rights Feud . . Civil Rights Feud . . . . Civil Rights. Q and A . Carlyle 2013. IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts. 35–45%. A. The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power. What is a . Bureaucracy. ?. Hierarchical Authority Structure. Power flows top-down and responsibility bottom-to-top. Task Specialization. Experts perform jobs with extensive rules. Operate on Merit Principle. WHO GOVERNS?. What happened to make the bureaucracy a “. fourth branch” of American national government?. What are the actual size and scope of the federal bureaucracy?. TO WHAT ENDS. ?. What should be done to improve bureaucratic performance?.