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The paper explains the theory of bureaucracy developed by William A. Niskanen. While sociologist Max Weber's analysis … neo-classical economic models to explain the behaviour bureaucracy as a whole. On this background he concludes that the … bureaucracy will concentrate on bargaining process with the sponsor and not on improving the quality of its services. This is a …
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power or influence in relation to the masses (non-elite). Based on the classic set of Pareto elitism thesis, Mosca and … Michels, the present study is an overview of the main theoretical approaches of contemporary political elites: elitism radical … having as representatives on Thorstein Veblen, Charles Wright Mills, William Domhoff, 2 ) pluralistic elitism backed by …
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, doctrines and theories anti-elitist. Between elite theory and critical approaches, it highlights Marxism, populism, pluralism … and democracy theory. In this paper, I propose to capture the points of convergence and divergence between the elite … society. Democratic elitism is a theoretical approach that reconciles democracy theory to the theory of elites, "mass uprising …
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The aim of this article is to analyse the growth and development of bureaucracy as an institution of government in … growth and development of bureaucracy in Bangladesh, the article is divided into two broad sections: the colonial legacy of … of bureaucracy in Bangladesh are a legacy of British colonial rule, which impeded reform efforts after Independence and …
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these policies commonly relies on information provided by a bureaucracy. Environmental bureaucrats often have a political … vice versa). With higher uncertainty, the bureaucrat has a stronger influence on policy. For some values of the … environmental impact, the bureau is permitted to set its own preferred policy (optimal delegation). …
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instead low delegation never occurs. Our theory provides a rationale for the case of post-Norman Conquest England (1066 …
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which multiple sources of information – from the bureaucracy, an interest group, or a legislature’s own in-house development … – can be brought to bear on policy. Lobbyists begin this process by selecting a venue – Congress or a standing bureaucracy … authority to ideologically distinct bureaucratic agents; and that delegation of authority, while it takes advantage of agency …
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The delegation of tasks to a subordinate and his access to key firm resources allow an organization to make optimal use … of the agent which determines higher turnover costs for the firm. The choice of the degree of delegation a principal … offers to her subordinate is analyzed taking into account its benefits and costs. We show that the level of delegation is …
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these policies commonly relies on information provided by a bureaucracy. Environmental bureaucrats often have a political … vice versa). With higher uncertainty, the bureaucrat has a stronger influence on policy. For some values of the … environmental impact, the bureau is permitted to set its own preferred policy (optimal delegation). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984546
We focus on the role that the transmission of information between a multilateral (e.g., the IMF) and a country has for optimal (conditional) reform design. The main result is that the informational advantage of the country must be strictly greater than the advantage of the multilateral in order...
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