Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan

To investigate Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy and its relevance to Pakistan’s civil service, this study explains the system of governance followed in different nations, its function, and bureaucratic formulations in the well-managed and administered state. The paper analyzes reasons for the poor...

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Main Author: Arshad Islam, Islam
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Published: David Publisher 2018
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spelling iium-652372018-08-13T15:51:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65237/ Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan Arshad Islam, Islam CB History of civilization JA Political science (General) JC Political theory JF Political institutions (General) JQ Political institutions Asia To investigate Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy and its relevance to Pakistan’s civil service, this study explains the system of governance followed in different nations, its function, and bureaucratic formulations in the well-managed and administered state. The paper analyzes reasons for the poor performance of Pakistani public service provision. International development doctrines pertaining to governance are based on accountable to the governments and effective bureaucracy. This study explores the formation of the Pakistani state and civil service and its role in the implementation of government policies. Irrespective of the system of governance followed across different nations, the presence, and functioning of a bureaucratic set-up is crucial to manage and administer the state. However, in Pakistan there has been an egregious failure of the bureaucratic set-up to achieve this vision. This study explores the reasons why based on Weberian sociological theory affirming that the main characteristic of bureaucracy is espirit de corps, doing things for the good of the institution (i.e., civil service) even if goes against the public interest. This study analyzes such orientation in the context of a major developing state, Pakistan. The essential principal function of bureaucracy is to honestly and sincerely implement the government policies on behalf of the people. The government provides representation of the national interest, mainly when democratically elected, while the bureaucracy provides skills and know-how; the latter is liable to the former, but often not directly to the public. Thus, bureaucrats are usually known as “civil servants”, who provide continuity in governance and daily life, despite the vagaries of changes in government. This is a qualitative research entirely based on literature survey from library data collected from books and articles. David Publisher 2018-04-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65237/1/Bureaucracy-Arshad%20Islam.pdf Arshad Islam, Islam (2018) Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan. Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy, April 2018, Vol. 6, No. 4, 251-262, 6 (4, serial number 55). pp. 251-262. ISSN 2328-2134 http://www.davidpublisher.org/Home/journal/IRD 10.17265/2328-2134/2018.04.004
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JA Political science (General)
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JQ Political institutions Asia
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JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory
JF Political institutions (General)
JQ Political institutions Asia
Arshad Islam, Islam
Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan
description To investigate Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy and its relevance to Pakistan’s civil service, this study explains the system of governance followed in different nations, its function, and bureaucratic formulations in the well-managed and administered state. The paper analyzes reasons for the poor performance of Pakistani public service provision. International development doctrines pertaining to governance are based on accountable to the governments and effective bureaucracy. This study explores the formation of the Pakistani state and civil service and its role in the implementation of government policies. Irrespective of the system of governance followed across different nations, the presence, and functioning of a bureaucratic set-up is crucial to manage and administer the state. However, in Pakistan there has been an egregious failure of the bureaucratic set-up to achieve this vision. This study explores the reasons why based on Weberian sociological theory affirming that the main characteristic of bureaucracy is espirit de corps, doing things for the good of the institution (i.e., civil service) even if goes against the public interest. This study analyzes such orientation in the context of a major developing state, Pakistan. The essential principal function of bureaucracy is to honestly and sincerely implement the government policies on behalf of the people. The government provides representation of the national interest, mainly when democratically elected, while the bureaucracy provides skills and know-how; the latter is liable to the former, but often not directly to the public. Thus, bureaucrats are usually known as “civil servants”, who provide continuity in governance and daily life, despite the vagaries of changes in government. This is a qualitative research entirely based on literature survey from library data collected from books and articles.
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title Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan
title_short Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan
title_full Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan
title_fullStr Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s concept and its application to Pakistan
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title_sort bureaucracy: max weber’s concept and its application to pakistan
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/65237/
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