Bureaucracy and Public Policy

Synonyms

Bureaucratic ethics and public service; Civil servants and public law; Democratic polity and civil servants; Efficiency and civil services; Permanent executive and public plan; Professionalism and public policy; Public servants and governmental schemes

Definitions of Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy comprises the permanent part of the executive organ of government. Its hallmark is political neutrality, permanency of tenure, and professional training. It runs the administration of the state according to the policies and laws decided by the political executive; however, it plays an integral role in framing the public policies and laws. It works under the leadership, direction, and control of the Political Executive. Bureaucrats put government policy into practice and exercise significant influence over policymaking.

Harold Laski defined “Bureaucracy” as the word which is usually used for “a system of government the control of which is so completely in the hands of officials that their...