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the bureaucracy is the administrative heart and soul of government
public bureaucracies are powerful because legislatures and chief executives delegate to them vast power to make sure a particular job is done, enabling us to be freer to pursue private ends
Bureaucracies were created to give effect to the will of the nation's elected representatives
bureaucratic practices often reflect the agency's own external or internal interests more than Congress's plans or a broad conception of the public purpose
two types of organizational bias exist
agency executives are often concerned with their budget, power, and autonomy
internal politics(factions fighting for power over the mission)
despite its problems, the bureaucracy is necessary for the maintenance of order in a large society
the size of the federal bureaucracy is large but has not been growing faster than the economy or the population as a whole
government agencies vary in their levels of responsiveness to the president and his political appointees, congressional members and committees, and commercial and private interests
Congress has delegated much of its legislative power to the president and the bureaucracy; congressional committees use oversight to make the bureaucracy accountable
culture
the various practices and priorities that are distinct to each agency and become perpetual and a force of habit amongst its members
Culture is to an organization what personality is to an individual
recently, the public thinks there is a lot of wasted in government
administration
when we approve what a government agency is doing; all the ways human beings might rationally coordinate their efforts to achieve a common goal
bureaucracy
when we disapprove of what a government agency is doing; the actual offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel
6 primary characterisitcs of bureaucracy
division of labor, allocation of functions, allocation of responsibility, supervision, purchase of full-time employment, identification of career within the organization
the core of bureaucracy is division of labor
bureaucracies become hierarchical in a pyramid shape
bottom-low skilled workers(1 supervisor to many workers)
the provision of government goods as broad as the defense of people to narrow as beef require organization, routines, standards and the authority for someone to cut a check and put it in the mail
bureaucracy
bureaucracies are close to permanent
agencies have certain clienteles; they are very supportive who will fight until the end to keep it alive; opposers usually have huge uphill battles to face while proponents have a few obstacles to sidestep
bureaus are efficient and credible
implementation
the efforts of departments and agencies to translate laws into specific bureaucratic routines
interpretation is a form of implementation
bosses have to interpret legislation, so they are in effect making laws
rule making=quasilegislation
new rules proposed by an agency take effect only after a period of public comment; people react and cause changes
public bureaucrats have more constraints
public figures; public agencies also are less efficient due to these restraints
the norm is for statutory authority to be delegated to the bureaucracy, sometimes with specificity but often in relatively vague terms
bureaucracy is to be guided by legislative intent
poor bureaucratic performance of bad discretion can result in lowering funds
politicians delegate many of the nuts-and-bolts decisions to bureaucratic agencies
bureaucracy fills in the gaps
How is the executive branch organized?