1st Edition

Bureaucracy and Administration

Edited By Ali Farazmand Copyright 2009
    650 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Bureaucracy is an age-old form of government that has survived since ancient times; it has provided order and persisted with durability, dependability, and stability. The popularity of the first edition of this book, entitled Handbook of Bureaucracy, is testimony to the endurance of bureaucratic institutions. Reflecting the accelerated globalization of corporate capitalism, cultures, and governance systems and the additional complexity in the tasks of public administrators, Bureaucracy and Administration presents a comprehensive, global perspective that highlights the dramatic changes of the last 15 years in governance, business, and public administration.

     Reflects Dramatic Changes in Governance, Business, and Public Administration

    Through articles contributed by international experts, this volume provides a thorough analysis of bureaucracies worldwide and their effect on politics, economics, and society. The book begins by exploring the historical antecedents of bureaucracy, looking at some of the great ancient civilizations and their administrative traditions, achievements, and contributions to modern administration and governance systems. In the next section, leading scholars from political science, sociology, governance, and public administration present a detailed review of theoretical and conceptual perspectives on bureaucracies and bureaucratic politics. Following an examination of bureaucracy and public management and presenting topics such as the response to Hurricane Katrina, training of bureaucrats, and ethical issues, contributors review bureaucratic politics in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The book concludes with a focused analysis of bureaucracy, change, reform, and revolution, highlighting implications for future governance and administration.

    Comprising theoretical and empirical analyses and including perspectives which span from ancient to modern times, this volume comprehensively and authoritatively advances the knowledge of the nature, role, and function of bureaucracy as the core of sound governance and administration around the world.

    Bureaucracy, Administration, and Politics: An Introduction, A. Farazmand

    Historical Antecedents on Bureaucracy

    Bureaucracy and the Administrative System of the Ancient World-State Persian

    Empire: Implications for Modern Administration, A. Farazmand

    Indian Legacy of Bureaucracy and Administration, V. Subramaniam

    Bureaucracy in the Ottoman–Turkish Polity, M. Heper and A. Ü. Berkman

    Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives on Bureaucracy and Bureaucratic Politics

    Bureaucratic Links between Administration and Politics, F. W. Riggs

    A Parabolic Theory of Bureaucracy or Max Weber through the Looking Glass, G. E. Caiden

    Building Blocks toward a Theory of Public Administration, G. E. Caiden

    Bureaucracy, Democracy, and the New Public Management, S. G. Koven

    Bureaucracy: A Profound Puzzle for Presidentialism, F. W. Riggs

    Bureaucracy and Modernization, H. M. Johnson

    Bureaucracy and Public Management

    Bureaucracy and the Environmental Crisis: A Comparative Perspective, R. Khator

    The Role of Efficiency in Bureaucratic Study, H. L. Schachter

    Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness, Response, and the Politics Administration Dichotomy, M. J. Brennan and S. G. Koven

    Exit Surveys: Are They Worth the Effort?, C. L. Jurkiewicz, R. A. Giacalone, and S. B. Knouse

    Training Local Environmental Governance Leaders: A Case of International Cooperation, I. Suzuki

    Ethical Foundations, O. G. Stahl

    Public Service Ethics and Professionalism: A Primer for Public Officials, A. Farazmand

    Bureaucracy and Bureaucratic Politics in the Americas

    The American President as a Bureaucratic Leader, R. E. Dewhirst

    The Globalization of Public Budgeting in the United States, P. Fisher and D. C. Nice

    The Wright Brothers’ Contract: Lessons in Ambiguity and Bureaucracy, R. E. Lloyd

    At the Intersection of Bureaucracy, Democracy, and the Media: The Effective Agency Spokesperson, M. Lee

    Evolution and Revolution: Enduring Patterns and the Transformation of Latin American Bureaucracy, J. W. Hopkins

    Bureaucratic Politics in Europe

    Running the Bureaucratic State: Administration in France, D. Wilsford

    Greek Bureaucracy and Public Administration: The Persistent Failure of Reform, C. P. Danopoulos and A. C. Danopoulos

    Bureaucratic Politics in Asia and the Middle East

    Globalization, Decentralization, and Public Entrepreneurship: Reorienting Bureaucracy in the People’s Republic of China, P. H. Koehn

    Coping with Enhanced Administration: Estimating the Effectiveness of Public Service Training in Hong Kong, L. Vyas

    Evaluation of Public Service Training in India: Providers, Consumers, and Outcome, A. S. Huque and L. Vyas

    The Administrative Challenge of Population Policy: Lessons from China and India, P. C. Trogen and L. S. Felker

    Big Businessmen at the Helm: The Politics of Conflict of Interest in Thailand, B. Bowornwathana

    The Sociopolitical Structure and Public Administration in India, R.B. Jain

    The Problems of Civil Service Reforms and Development in Bangladesh: Causes and Remedies, M. R. Islam

    Bureaucracy and Bureaucratization, Change, and Revolution

    Bureaucracy, Bureaucratization, and Debureaucratization in Ancient and Modern Iran, A. Farazmand

    Bureaucracy and Debureaucratization: A Conceptual Analysis, D. Argyriades

    Bureaucracy, Agrarian Reforms, and Regime Maintenance Politics: The Case of Prerevolutionary Iran, A. Farazmand

    Bureaucracy and Reform in the Arab World, J. E. Jreisat

    Bureaucracy and Revolution: The Case of Iran, A. Farazmand

    Two Futures of Governing: Decentering and Recentering in Governing Processes, B. G. Peters

    Index

    Biography

    Ali Farazmand