The Bureaucracy
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The Bureaucracy
Chapter 13
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BUREAUCRATSGOVERNMENT WORKERS
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Bureaucracies
• Americans tend to be against • “Big Government” in the abstract, but they
also demand all kinds of government services:
– Postal services– Social Security– Environmental protection– Airline regulation– Food safety
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Bureaucracies
• Bureaucracies are often handy political targets to blame for society’s ills.
• Yet, the same bureaucrats blamed for red tape have also accomplished some remarkable tasks: – NASA– TVA– National highway system
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BEST of the BUREAUCRACY
STATE DEPARTMENT
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The ABCD’S of Government
An easy way to remember the bureaucracyGo to other ppt.
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Organization Matters****Laws passed by Congress are implemented by
the government’s bureaucracy
Bureaucracies play central role in today’s governments and society as a whole
Organization of a particular bureaucracy depends on its political demands and needs of its clients
Organization also affects a bureaucracy’s ability to accomplish its work
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The Development of the Bureaucratic State
Am. public concerned with size of bureaucracy Government at all levels grow enormously during 20th
century Society increasingly more complex Attitudes towards regulation of business and
government’s role in social welfare changed Ambitious bureaucrats have expanded
organizations to add responsibilities
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Not So Big by Comparison
• Compared with other Western democracies,
U.S. government relatively small
–Most of these countries offer more welfare and social service benefits to citizens
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Can We Reduce the Size of Government?
Even incumbents “run against the government”
Many Americans lack confidence in government and believe it wastes money
Serious budget cuts require significant reductions in programs Proposed reductions of specific programs face opposition
and are politically risky
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Can We Reduce the Size of Government?
• Debate on reductions in bureaucracy shaped by ideology and size of budget deficit– Reagan saw small government as
enhancing personal freedom– Obama sees government as a way to
promote equality and protect citizens
• Not always good politics to downsize government– An upside to providing a benefit to
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The Organization of Government Bureaucracy in Washington actually a collection of
smaller bureaucracies
Departments cover broad areas of government responsibility
Independent Agencies stand alone, some controlled by president and some self-governed regulatory commissions
Government Corporations perform services that could be provided by private sector but Congress believes should be done by government
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Figure 13.1Bureaucrats at Work
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The Civil Service National bureaucracy almost 2.8 million civilian employees
Diverse jobs make up 2% of U.S. workforce
Senior Executive Service top level
Most hired under civil service Pendleton Act (1883) designed to reduce patronage with
merit hiring
Pay and benefits of federal jobs compare favorably with private sector
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Figure 13.2Diversity Lags
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Presidential Control over the Bureaucracy
• Civil service and other reforms insulate government workers from party politics
• Presidents appoint about 3,000 people to high-level positions over 7,000 support staff
– Around 1,000 require Senate confirmation
• Pluralism can pull agencies in directions contrary to president’s wishes
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