PPT-Weber on Bureaucracy

Spring 2006 One Two Three Ideal type Why bureaucracy Superiority 7 Characteristics of Bureaucracy 1 The business is an ongoing concern 2 Offices function according to rules 3 Offices are organized hierarchically . Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, officials.. Includes all of the agencies, people, and procedures needed to operate the government. “bureau” – French for small desks, referring to the king’s traveling business men who set up small desks in town squares. United States has three aspects of constitutional system and political traditions . 1. Political authority over the bureaucracy is shared among several institutions rather than placed into one set of hands. This contrasts with systems such as the British one, where the prime minister rules supreme (in theory). . (1864-1920). by Dr. Frank Elwell. NOTE:. This presentation is based on the theories of Max Weber as presented in his . books . listed in the bibliography. . . A complete summary of . Weber’s theories (as well as the theories of other macro-theorists) . Presidential vs. Parliamentary Systems. Bureaucracy and the Iron Triangle. Why . Parties and Elections in Authoritarian Regimes?. Presidential. Parliamentary. More checks and balances. Leg and Exec ‘. 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. . Tell me how you feel?. “. Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work. ”- Einstein. “. Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible. ”- Javier . Salcedo. “. Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.. 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).. Modern Capitalism:. Understanding Human Action. What Is Interpretive Sociology?. Weber says:. Human behavior, “external” or “internal”, exhibits both relational contexts and regularities in its course, as do all occurrences. Unique to human behavior, however (at least in the fullest sense), are relationships and regularities whose course can be . The Bureaucracy. Key Definitions and Facts. A bureaucracy is a large, complex organization of appointed officials.. The Federal Bureaucracy includes all o f the agencies, people, and procedures through which the federal government operates.. Defining A. “Bureaucracy”. “Bureaucrats”. Pros & Cons. Example. Bureaucracy. EXIT. The FEDERAL Bureaucracy. What is a Bureaucracy?. There are . three. major parts to a bureaucracy…. A bureaucracy is a . 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. This presentation is based on the theories of . Max Weber . as presented in his books listed in . the bibliography. . A complete summary of . Weber’s theories . (as well as the theories of other . macrotheorists. 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?. . Weber never defined bureaucracy. He only described it as . “an administrative body of appointed officials”. . He also described its characteristics. . . As in the case of authority, Weber categorised bureaucracy in to (1) patrimonial bureaucracy found in traditional and charismatic authorities and (2) legal-rational bureaucracy found only in the legal type of authority. .