In Praise of Bureaucracy
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- ISBN 9780761955047
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 14 Jun 2000
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this provocative study, Paul du Gay makes a compelling case for the continuing importance of bureaucracy. Taking inspiration from the work of Max Weber, du Gay launches a staunch defence of `the bureaucratic ethos′ and highlights its continuing relevance to the achievement of social order and good government in liberal democratic societies.
Through a comprehensive engagement with both historical and contemporary critiques of bureaucracy and a careful examination of the policies of organizational change within the public services today, du Gay develops a major reappraisal of the so-called `traditional′ ethic of office. In doing so he highlights the ways in which many of the key features of bureaucratic conduct that came into existence a century ago still remain essential to the provision of responsible democratic government.
Paul du Gay is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The Open University
