Assertion: bureaucrat | /r/HasProperty | agent
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text: they are part of the administrative presidency that works to ensure that bureaucrats implement the president's policy priorities, bringing the actions of bureaucrats (agents) in line with the president's (principal's) preferences
text: To the extent that bureaucrats and bureaucracies are agents, how is this problematic?
text: Bureaucrats and bureaucratic agencies and departments are agents; control of the bureaucracy is a good example of the principal-agent problem as elected officeholders in the legislative branch and the White House seek control over bureaucratic activities.