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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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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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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Governing a country with complete civil obedience and compliance has proven to be very difficult by numerous governments throughout history. To establish control‚ governments often become bureaucracies‚ believing this will allow for an easier domination of its people. Countries with lesser amounts of bureaucratic control that practice capitalism‚ for example‚ tend to have more civil cooperation than totalitarian and communist countries with enhanced bureaucratic control. During times of war‚ governments
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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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INTRODUCTION Bureaucracy refers to the management of large organizations characterized by hierarchy of authority‚ fixed rules and regulations‚ impersonal relationships‚ rigid adherence to procedures‚ and a highly specialized division of labor. Bureaucracy is often associated with large entities such as government‚ corporations and non-governmental organizations. This includes businesses‚ government‚ education and religion. Bureaucracy connotes a rational‚ efficient method of accomplishing
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David Hochheim Markets‚ Bureaucracies‚ and Clans William G. Ouchi (1980) The text „Markets‚ Bureaucracies‚ and Clans “ written by William G. Ouchi in 1980 describes these three modes of control for forming an organization. At first William G. Ouchi aks the question what an organization really is. He refers to different authors‚ who are answering this question. At first he refers to March and Simon’s (1958) who a taking the aspect in consideration‚ that an organization “will exist so
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Liberal democracy is a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of liberalism‚ i.e. protecting the rights of the individual‚ which are generally enshrined in law. It is characterised by fair‚ free‚ and competitive elections between multiple distinct political parties‚ a separation of powers into different branches of government‚ the rule of law in everyday life as part of an open society‚ and the equal protection of human rights‚ civil rights‚ civil liberties
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Appraisal of Max Weber’s Bureaucracy as a Philosophy of Management Today Max Weber is the writer most often associated with the bureaucratic approach to organizations. Weber’s ideas of bureaucracy were a reaction to managerial abuses of power. He looked for methods to eliminate managerial inconsistencies that contributed to ineffectiveness‚ and his solution was a set of principles for organizing’ group effort through a bureaucratic organization. Although the term bureaucracy‚ has been popularized
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also known as a Representative Democracy. The Openstax American Government textbook describes a Democracy as a political system in which people govern themselves (pg. 8). This system can come in the form of a Representative Democracy or a Direct Democracy. Direct Democracies are ones in which the citizens themselves participate directly in making laws (pg. 14). This type of government occurred in Ancient Athens. The United States Government‚ on the other hand‚ comes in the Representative Democracy form
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