Book Review: The Case for Bureaucracy
The Case for Bureaucracy was written by Charles Goodsell in 2004. Goodsell made the notion that United States’ bureaucracy is neither an over failure or a waste as stereotyped by anti-government ideologies. Bureaucracy in the United States, as Goodsell stands firm behind, is one of the most efficacious and competent collectives of administrative institutions of any government in the modern world today. The author altercates the predominant assumption of the performance of the American government is misguided, simultaneously providing criteria to prove his position. I believe Goodsell wrote this text in hope to provide his audience with a more in depth and comprehensible understanding of government action and procedure.
Goodsell’s initiates his case for bureaucracy with the public perspectives on government. He noted those who …show more content…
He mentions those who highlight the authority given to bureaucrats by their position as gatekeepers of information and permanence. Lastly, he reports on the estrangement of those who deal with government from within and the clients of it. Bureaucracy has been denounced and discredited across the spectrum. It has felt the heat from big business, market moguls and public choice theorist and has been shunned by Marxists, postmodernist and critical theorists. Goodsell critiqued these perspectives throughout the text but initially provided evaluations of American citizens’ views on government proceedings. Constituents’ perspectives on government as a collective are largely influenced by the myth that government is ineffective. In contrast, opinions on specific agencies are influenced by individual experience which is normally positive. Using performance measures, Goodsell discovered that government performs well in comparison to for-profit
The Case for Bureaucracy was written by Charles Goodsell in 2004. Goodsell made the notion that United States’ bureaucracy is neither an over failure or a waste as stereotyped by anti-government ideologies. Bureaucracy in the United States, as Goodsell stands firm behind, is one of the most efficacious and competent collectives of administrative institutions of any government in the modern world today. The author altercates the predominant assumption of the performance of the American government is misguided, simultaneously providing criteria to prove his position. I believe Goodsell wrote this text in hope to provide his audience with a more in depth and comprehensible understanding of government action and procedure.
Goodsell’s initiates his case for bureaucracy with the public perspectives on government. He noted those who …show more content…
He mentions those who highlight the authority given to bureaucrats by their position as gatekeepers of information and permanence. Lastly, he reports on the estrangement of those who deal with government from within and the clients of it. Bureaucracy has been denounced and discredited across the spectrum. It has felt the heat from big business, market moguls and public choice theorist and has been shunned by Marxists, postmodernist and critical theorists. Goodsell critiqued these perspectives throughout the text but initially provided evaluations of American citizens’ views on government proceedings. Constituents’ perspectives on government as a collective are largely influenced by the myth that government is ineffective. In contrast, opinions on specific agencies are influenced by individual experience which is normally positive. Using performance measures, Goodsell discovered that government performs well in comparison to for-profit