Comparative Public Admin
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ASSIGNMENT: BUREAUCRACY IN NIGERIA AND
USA GOVERNMENT SYSTEM. HOW DOES THIS
AFFECT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
AND USA SYSTEM.!
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What is bureaucracy?
Bureaucracy as conceptually used in Public Administration is often associated with conduct of public affairs and the activities of public officials. The term bureaucracy literally means “rule by desks or offices,” a definition that highlights the often impersonal character of bureaucracies. Therefore, bureaucracies are found in political, religious, business, military, educational and other organisations. Herbert Hicks and Gullet referred bureaucracy to “ A label, and not epithet, bureaucracy denotes an integrated hierarchy of specialised offices, defined systematic rules an impersonal routinised
! structure wherein legitimised authority rest in the office and not in the person of the incumbent.”
Bureaucracy can also be defined as an organisation designed to accomplish large scale administrative rank by systematically coordinating the work of many individuals.
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. It is an excessive complicated administrative procedure. It’s a type of government where most of the decisions are made up by state officials rather than by elected representatives. It is also a body of non elective officials or an administrative policy making group. Bureaucracy has developed negative connotations. The removal of unneeded bureaucracy (civil service) is a key idea in modern central issue in many political campaigns. Some scholars often assume that bureaucracy is antithetical to democracy. The power of the bureaucracy raises important questions about accountability. In
! a democratic system, the government is accountable to the people, yet bureaucrats are unelected, hard to fire, and wield important power. Therefore, some people view the bureaucracy as undemocratic. Others argue that Congress and
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ASSIGNMENT: BUREAUCRACY IN NIGERIA AND
USA GOVERNMENT SYSTEM. HOW DOES THIS
AFFECT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
AND USA SYSTEM.!
!!
!
What is bureaucracy?
Bureaucracy as conceptually used in Public Administration is often associated with conduct of public affairs and the activities of public officials. The term bureaucracy literally means “rule by desks or offices,” a definition that highlights the often impersonal character of bureaucracies. Therefore, bureaucracies are found in political, religious, business, military, educational and other organisations. Herbert Hicks and Gullet referred bureaucracy to “ A label, and not epithet, bureaucracy denotes an integrated hierarchy of specialised offices, defined systematic rules an impersonal routinised
! structure wherein legitimised authority rest in the office and not in the person of the incumbent.”
Bureaucracy can also be defined as an organisation designed to accomplish large scale administrative rank by systematically coordinating the work of many individuals.
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. It is an excessive complicated administrative procedure. It’s a type of government where most of the decisions are made up by state officials rather than by elected representatives. It is also a body of non elective officials or an administrative policy making group. Bureaucracy has developed negative connotations. The removal of unneeded bureaucracy (civil service) is a key idea in modern central issue in many political campaigns. Some scholars often assume that bureaucracy is antithetical to democracy. The power of the bureaucracy raises important questions about accountability. In
! a democratic system, the government is accountable to the people, yet bureaucrats are unelected, hard to fire, and wield important power. Therefore, some people view the bureaucracy as undemocratic. Others argue that Congress and