| In Praise of Bureaucracy: Weber - Organization - Ethics Contributor(s): Du Gay, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761955038 ISBN-13: 9780761955030 Publisher: Sage Publications UK OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 302.35 |
| LCCN: 00131348 |
| Series: Organization, Theory & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.92 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this provocative new 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 ca |
Contributor Bio(s): Du Gay, Paul: - Paul du Gay is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The Open University |