Title: Bureaucracy - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes
Headings: Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy
Definition of Bureaucracy
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Origin
What is Bureaucracy
History of Bureaucracy
Is Bureaucracy Necessary
Example of Bureaucracy in Government Benefits
Characteristics of a Bureaucracy
Bureaucratic Agencies in the U.S. Government
Organizing the U.S. Bureaucracy
Street Level Bureaucracy
Example of Street Level Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy Example in the Department of Employment Security
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Content: Bureaucratic Agencies in the U.S. Government
The U.S. Government is a massive bureaucracy, with somewhere around 2.6 million employees. That is not even counting the contractors who do government work, but are not considered employees. As to just where all these people work is up for debate, as even experts are not sure about the total number of federal agencies, divisions, departments, and commissions. Most agree that number is somewhat greater than 2,000. Each of these agencies specializes in a particular area, such as the Social Security Administration specializes in collecting Social Security taxes, and distributing Social Security benefits. To paint a picture of just how complex the federal bureaucracy is, each of these more than 2,000 agencies overlap at least one other agency, sometimes making efficient administration a nightmare. To further muddy the waters, many federal agencies deal with counterparts, or similar agencies, at the state and local levels. Such overlapping obligations lend to the inefficient complexity that causes taxpayers to protest, and to campaign for change. Information regarding government offices and employment is provided by the U.S. Office of Employment Management (“OEM”). There are, in fact, 15 departments in the executive office, each tasked with dealing with a specific type of issue.