PAM 3010
THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF political and administrative studies
NAME: KACHENGA MWEWA
COMPUTER NO.: 11078626
COURSE: PAM 3010
TUTOR: Mr. CHISANGA A
TUTORIAL DAY: MONDAY (9-10)
ASSIGNMENT: 1
DUE DATE: 21/02/14
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT THE BUREAUCRACY, AS A CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ITS INHERENT DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ENSURES THAT GOODS AND SERVICES ARE RATIONALLY PRODUCED, AND FAIRLY, EQUITABLY, CONTINOUSLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISTRIBUTED. DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE ZAMBIAN BUREAUCRACY.
INTRODUCTION
The modern state as we know it cannot exist without large bureaucratic agencies to implement its programs. Without bureaucracy, modern democratic governments cannot possibly fulfill all the crucial roles it plays in society such as the provision of roads, healthcare and education services. Therefore, successes of modern governments have to be considered as successes of government bureaucracies. However, for many ordinary citizens, the word bureaucracy raises an image of a mass of office workers buried in hills of paper and tied to a set of petty rules and the notorious red tape. Bureaucracies are often the focus of popular dislike, especially because they are perceived to be inefficient and lack flexibility to meet societal requirements.
It is therefore the aim of this essay to discuss the view that the bureaucracy, as a control system with its inherent design principals, ensures that goods and services are rationally produced, and fairly, equitably, continuously and impartially distributed with reference to the Zambian bureaucracy. It will begin by first defining the key concept which is bureaucracy. In addition, it will outline bureaucratic features, characteristics and design principals. Thereafter it will look at the limitations of the bureaucracy as well as benefits in the production and distribution of
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF political and administrative studies
NAME: KACHENGA MWEWA
COMPUTER NO.: 11078626
COURSE: PAM 3010
TUTOR: Mr. CHISANGA A
TUTORIAL DAY: MONDAY (9-10)
ASSIGNMENT: 1
DUE DATE: 21/02/14
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT THE BUREAUCRACY, AS A CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ITS INHERENT DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ENSURES THAT GOODS AND SERVICES ARE RATIONALLY PRODUCED, AND FAIRLY, EQUITABLY, CONTINOUSLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISTRIBUTED. DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE ZAMBIAN BUREAUCRACY.
INTRODUCTION
The modern state as we know it cannot exist without large bureaucratic agencies to implement its programs. Without bureaucracy, modern democratic governments cannot possibly fulfill all the crucial roles it plays in society such as the provision of roads, healthcare and education services. Therefore, successes of modern governments have to be considered as successes of government bureaucracies. However, for many ordinary citizens, the word bureaucracy raises an image of a mass of office workers buried in hills of paper and tied to a set of petty rules and the notorious red tape. Bureaucracies are often the focus of popular dislike, especially because they are perceived to be inefficient and lack flexibility to meet societal requirements.
It is therefore the aim of this essay to discuss the view that the bureaucracy, as a control system with its inherent design principals, ensures that goods and services are rationally produced, and fairly, equitably, continuously and impartially distributed with reference to the Zambian bureaucracy. It will begin by first defining the key concept which is bureaucracy. In addition, it will outline bureaucratic features, characteristics and design principals. Thereafter it will look at the limitations of the bureaucracy as well as benefits in the production and distribution of