The Dilemmas of Bureaucracy American public is of two minds Scorn bureaucrats Over zealous guardians of status quo. Lots of waste and fat in govt. A ubiquitous feature of modern bureaucracy is delegation.
Legislation typically delegates policy implementation to a bureaucracy.
The ideal type never corresponds to concrete reality but is a description to which we can compare reality. But the construct allows us to compare and contrast economic systems of various societies to this definition. Provide order to facilitate life, liberty, property ownership and use and the pursuit of happiness Offices are ranked in a hierarchical order, with information flowing up the chain of command, directives flowing down. Operations of the organizations are characterized by impersonal rules explicitly stating duties, responsibilities, standardized procedures and conduct of office holders. Offices are highly specialized Appointments to these offices are made according to specialized qualifications rather than ascribed criteria.