Breaking through bureaucracy a new vision for managing in government

By:

Barzelay, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley University of California Press 1992Description: xxi, 237 p. : 24 cmISBN:

9780520078017

Subject(s):

Bureaucracy--Minnesota

DDC classification:

353.977BAR

Summary: This book attacks the conventional wisdom that bureaucrats are bunglers and the system can't be changed. Michael Barzelay and Babak Armajani trace the source of much poor performance in government to the persistent influence of what they call the bureaucratic paradigm―a theory built on such notions as central control, economy and efficiency, and rigid adherence to rules. Rarely questioned, the bureaucratic paradigm leads competent and faithful public servants―as well as politicians―unwittingly to impair government's ability to serve citizens by weakening, misplacing, and misdirecting accountability.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-223) and indexes.

This book attacks the conventional wisdom that bureaucrats are bunglers and the system can't be changed. Michael Barzelay and Babak Armajani trace the source of much poor performance in government to the persistent influence of what they call the bureaucratic paradigm―a theory built on such notions as central control, economy and efficiency, and rigid adherence to rules. Rarely questioned, the bureaucratic paradigm leads competent and faithful public servants―as well as politicians―unwittingly to impair government's ability to serve citizens by weakening, misplacing, and misdirecting accountability.

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