Paul du Gay 
In Praise of Bureaucracy [EPUB ebook] 
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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.

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Table of Content

Introduction
Bureaucratic Morality
PART ONE: THE RELIGIOUS AND ROMANTIC ORIGINS OF ′BUREAU CRITIQUE′
Alasdair Mac Intyre 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

About the author

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

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 176 ● ISBN 9781446230138 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Publisher SAGE Publications ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2000 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3448065 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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