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The Values of Bureaucracy

Paperback ‱ 2005 ‱ English

The Values of Bureaucracy

By Paul Du Gay

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The end of bureaucracy has been anticipated many times throughout the history of management science as well as in modern social and political theory. This book sets out to show why bureaucracy persists and what values it embodies and upholds. Thus the book seeks to show how and why bureaucratic forms of organization have played, and continue to play, a vital and productive role in ordering our political, social, economic and cultural existence. This book also describes and analyzes the impact of...Show more

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9780199275465

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

The Values of Bureaucracy

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Paperback

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