In praise of bureaucracy : Weber, organization, ethics

Author(s)

• Du Gay, Paul

Bibliographic Information

In praise of bureaucracy : Weber, organization, ethics

Paul du Gay

Sage, 2000

• : [hc.]
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [148]-154

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this provocative study, Paul du Gay makes a compelling case for the continuing importance of bureaucracy. Taking inspiration from the work of Max Weber, du Gay launches a staunch defence of `the bureaucratic ethos' and highlights its continuing relevance to the achievement of social order and good government in liberal democratic societies. Through a comprehensive engagement with both historical and contemporary critiques of bureaucracy and a careful examination of the policies of organizational change within the public services today, du Gay develops a major reappraisal of the so-called `traditional' ethic of office. In doing so he highlights the ways in which many of the key features of bureaucratic conduct that came into existence a century ago still remain essential to the provision of responsible democratic government.

Table of Contents

Introduction Bureaucratic Morality PART ONE: THE RELIGIOUS AND ROMANTIC ORIGINS OF 'BUREAU CRITIQUE' Alasdair MacIntyre and the Christian Genealogy of 'Bureau Critique' Bauman's Bureau 'Modernity', Identity, Ethics The Anti-Bureaucrats Contemporary Managerial Discourse and Charismatic Authority PART TWO: ENTREPRENEURIAL GOVERNANCE AND THE BUREAUCRATIC ETHOS Office as a Vocation? Entrepreneurial Governance and Bureaucracy-Critique 'Vitalizing' State Bureaux Some Ethico-Political Consequences of 'Re-Inventing Government' Separate and Distinct Personae 'Bureaucrats' and 'Politicians' Conclusion The Ethos of Office and State Interest

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Details

• NCID: BA47683421
• ISBN:
  • 0761955038
  • 0761955046
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; New Delhi
• Pages/Volumes: x, 159 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 317