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What is the primary concern of the study of bureaucracy within political science?
What is the primary concern of the study of bureaucracy within political science?
How public bureaucracies operate in a democracy.
Who proposed the idea of 'rational-legal authority' as the appropriate way to conduct governance?
Who proposed the idea of 'rational-legal authority' as the appropriate way to conduct governance?
Max Weber.
What does the study of bureaucracy in political science focus on within an organization?
What does the study of bureaucracy in political science focus on within an organization?
Explaining the organizational structure and behavior of administrative agencies.
What type of explanations does scientific inquiry in bureaucracy aim to develop?
What type of explanations does scientific inquiry in bureaucracy aim to develop?
What is emphasized in the essays contained in the book discussed in the text?
What is emphasized in the essays contained in the book discussed in the text?
What does the study of bureaucracy in political science have an intellectual history that dates back to?
What does the study of bureaucracy in political science have an intellectual history that dates back to?
What are the key components advocated by the author for designing bureaucratic institutions?
What are the key components advocated by the author for designing bureaucratic institutions?
Who advocated for an administrative apparatus devoid of politics and meddling?
Who advocated for an administrative apparatus devoid of politics and meddling?
What was the theoretical concern during Wilson's era that led to his argument for an independent administrative state?
What was the theoretical concern during Wilson's era that led to his argument for an independent administrative state?
Name one scholar whose work has been influenced by the advocacy for bureaucratic institutions' design.
Name one scholar whose work has been influenced by the advocacy for bureaucratic institutions' design.
What is the significance of professional expertise in policy administration according to the text?
What is the significance of professional expertise in policy administration according to the text?
Who explored the role of bureaucracy in responding to political control from electoral institutions?
Who explored the role of bureaucracy in responding to political control from electoral institutions?
