RESONANCE 2011‚ 75th Year Celebrations at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Politics‚ Business and Bureaucracy – A Fatal Triangle - Rajesh Sridhar Politicians are a class of people who represent the citizens of a country. Their agenda is the agenda of the people they represent; rather that should be the case. They serve the people at the highest level. An able politician is one who understands what people want‚ one who is in tune with the cause and stands up for that cause and serves unconditionally
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction – Normative assessment of delegation 1 2. Theory ………………………………………………………………………………2 2.1 The Principal-Agent-Theory 2 2.2 Application of Principal-Agent logics to Bureaucracies 3 2.3 Hypotheses 4 2.3.1 Efficiency 4 2.3.2 Depoliticization 5 2.3.3 Shifting responsibilities 6 2.3.4 Decreased likelihood of policy adoption 6 2.3.3 Control variables 6 3. Methods and data 7 3.1 Data 7 3.2. Operationalization of dependent variable 7
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The state bureaucracy administers/implements the laws of Texas. It is run by executives whose job is to see that the laws of the state are implemented according to the will and intent of the Legislature. Ideally‚ these executive branch officials or bureaucrats are to administer their duties and implement the laws in a neutral manner‚ uninfluenced by politics. In reality‚ state bureaucrats are important players in not just implementation‚ but also policy making. In Texas‚ there is no overall central
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Mainly‚ the idea bureaucracy grew dramatically under FDR during the Great Depression and World War II‚ but the growth of bureaucracy began during the early development of the country‚ beginning mainly with George Washington. All in all‚ Washington and Jefferson began a process known as patronage. Initially‚ Washington chose to fill his cabinet with members of party and only his party. As a result‚ Jefferson filled his cabinet with party members who contributed to his campaign‚ or his well respected
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How does the President and Congress control bureaucracy? Federal Bureaucracy is a system of appointed individuals that serve in one of the major departments of our government. Both the President and Congress have some form of control over bureaucracy through several different means. According to Richard W. Waterman and B. Dan Wood in their writings The Dynamics of Political Control of the Bureaucracy‚ state that control is through “political appointment‚ budgeting‚ structure‚ personnel control‚ or
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experiences as a U.S. bombardier during World War II. It was published in 1961 and was subject to a great deal of criticism. It presented an unsentimental account of war‚ replacing the ideals of glory and honour with a nightmarish comedy of violence‚ bureaucracy and paradoxical madness. Most of the novel takes place in the last year of the war in Europe. It is set in Italy and is very much based on what actually happened‚ accurately depicting the capture of Rome and other such incidents. Initially‚ the
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3 Theory of Bureaucracy The public concept of bureaucracy suggest the need for sweeping reforms in the public sector to avoid concentrating power on the in nonelected institution‚ to forge a strong link between citizens preference and government action‚ and to bring the political system generally into a closer embrace of democratic value (Ostrom 1985:242 public choice argues that such reform should rely on the introduction of market force into the arena of public service provision. Competition and
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Do you believe that the size of the federal bureaucracy has kept pace with the increasing demands on government? The size of the government is important for various reasons because of the spending‚ regulating‚ and taxes. All these different aspects affect how the economic resources are distributed. Based on the circulation of capital is contingent on the rate of economic growth. According to Croft (2008)‚ “If we are primarily interested in the extend of government’s influence over society‚ then
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The earliest contributors to our understanding of management theory include practising managers and social scientists. More recent theorists have tended to be academics or management consultants. The early the early theorists can be divided into two main groups- the practising managers‚ such as Taylor and Fayol‚ and the social scientists‚ such as Mayo and McGregor. The Classical Theories The classical management theory is a school of management thought in which theorists delved into how to find
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doing. Structural Frame individuals acknowledge that hierarchies‚ rules‚ and policies are crucial in order to avoid mishaps. Max Weber’s model of Bureaucracy was proven to solve issues within the administrative system. This model was created by Max Weber (1864-1920)‚ who was a German sociologist. He created different characteristics found in bureaucracies that would affect decision-making‚ control resources‚ protect workers and
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