In Praise of Bureaucracy by Paul Du Gay

In Praise of Bureaucracy by Paul Du Gay

A study of institutions, management, ethics and contemporary society.

`Paul du Gay takes the current discourse over managerialism in government to newer, deeper and richer intellectual realmsHe deepens our understanding of Weber′s theory of bureaucracy, disposes of superficial moral critiques of the concept and shows how the bureaucratic form of organization occupies a distinctively justified place in democratic life′ - Charles Goodsell, Virginia Tech

`This is an important book. Writing with clarity and precision and drawing on a rich array of sources, Paul du Gay dissects the philosophical and managerialist criticisms of bureaucracy and exposes their assumptions and weakness... In Praise of Bureaucracy makes a substantial and very welcome original contribution to social theory, and to the study of management and organizations′ - Richard Brown, Univeristy of Durham

`In this controversial, but compellingly argued book, Paul du Gay contests both the conventional romantic critique of "bureaucracy" and the fashionable New Public Management philosophy espoused by New Labour, which seeks to "entrepreneurialize" the "conservative forces" represented by any commitment to the distinctive ethos of public office′ - Stuart Hall, The Open University and Goldsmiths College, Univeristy of London

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

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ISBN 13	9780761955047
ISBN 10	0761955046
Title	In Praise of Bureaucracy
Author	Paul Du Gay
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2000-06-14
Number of pages	176
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