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The Bureaucracy

The Bureaucracy Bureaucracy – any large, complex, organization can defined as a bureaucracy, with the people working in them known as bureaucrats.

The Expanding Role of Government in the 20th Century The Bureaucracy The Expanding Role of Government in the 20th Century

The Bureaucracy 1. Providing Collective Benefits Government provides some services which a private company could not, especially military security(?).

The Bureaucracy 2. Regulating Abuses of Private Power When the “free” market fails to work efficiently.

The Bureaucracy 3. Protecting Health and Safety Bureaucracies such as the FDA, OSHA, EPA, etc…

How U.S. Government Is Organized (4 Primary Bureaucracies) The Bureaucracy How U.S. Government Is Organized (4 Primary Bureaucracies)

The Bureaucracy 1. Cabinet Departments 14 to 17 Cabinet departments

2. Executive Agencies CIA, OMB, SSS, NASA, NSF… The Bureaucracy 2. Executive Agencies CIA, OMB, SSS, NASA, NSF…

3. Independent Regulatory Agencies The Bureaucracy 3. Independent Regulatory Agencies FCC, FEC, SEC…

The Bureaucracy 4. Government Corporations USPS, TVA, Amtrak

Principles of Bureaucratic Organization The Bureaucracy Principles of Bureaucratic Organization

The Bureaucracy 1. Hierarchy Superiors and Subordinates

The Bureaucracy 2. Specialization 3. Formal Rules

What Motivates Bureaucrats? (3 Approaches) The Bureaucracy What Motivates Bureaucrats? (3 Approaches)

The Bureaucracy 1. Public Interest a. Limits on the rights of bureaucrats b. The cost- benefit factor

The Bureaucracy 2. Self-Interest a. Personal concerns b. Organizational goals

The Bureaucracy 1. Political Response a. Policy triangles b. Agency capture c. Issue nets

Criticisms Of Bureaucracy The Bureaucracy Criticisms Of Bureaucracy

The Bureaucracy 1. Inefficiency and Low Productivity The “free-rider” problem Hard at work??

The Bureaucracy 2. Red Tape

The Bureaucracy 3. Turfing

The Bureaucracy 4. Inconsistent Policies

The Bureaucracy 5. Bureaucratic Jargon