Paul du Gay 
In Praise of Bureaucracy [EPUB ebook] 
Weber – Organization – Ethics

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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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

O autorze

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