The anthropological study of bureaucracy has mostly contributed to our understanding of how various institutions of governance operate, why they achieve the outcomes they do, and what their work cultures are. In this sense, the state and its various branches, including village councils and courts of law, have gotten special consideration. A focus has also been placed on non-state welfare and humanitarian organisations, ranging in size from tiny NGOs to significant supranational institutions like the United Nations.
The anthropological study of bureaucracy has mostly contributed to our understanding of how various institutions of governance operate why they achieve the outcomes they do and what their work cultures are In this sense the state and its various branches including village councils and courts of law have gotten special consideration A focus has also been placed on non-state welfare and humanitarian organisations ranging in size from tiny NGOs to significant supranational institutions like the United Nations