Beetham, David.

Bureaucracy / David Beetham - 2nd ed. - Buckingham, U.K. : Open University Press, 1996 - vi, 120 p. ; 23 cm. - Concepts in the social sciences . - Concepts in the social sciences .

First edition published 1987 First published in this second edition 1996

Preface to the Second Edition. - Introduction. - 1. Models of Bureaucracy. Introduction. Bureaucracy and Administrative Effeciency. The Sociology of Organization. Political Economy. Public Administration. Overview. Bureaucracy and Policy Formation. Conclusion. - 2. Theories of Bureaucracy Power. Introduction. Weberian Political Sociology. The Irreversible Expansion of Bureaucracy. The Social Illusion. The Theory of Leadership Democracy. Marxist Political Economy. Capitalism and Bureaucracy. Bureaucratic Degeneration of the Proletarian Revolution. Beyond Bureaucracy? Conclusion. - 3. Bureaucracy and Democratic Theory. Introduction. Democracy and Administrative Effeciency. Democracy and Bureaucratic Power. Conclusion. - Further Reading. - Bibliography. - Index

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Bureaucracy.
Democracy.
Power (Social sciences)

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