In Praise of Bureaucracy

Weber - Organization - Ethics
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5503-0
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 429 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Du Gay, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Du Gay, Paul
Paul du Gay is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The Open University