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