Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy (pronounced: byoo-ROK-ruh-see) is a term that refers to both a body of non-elected government officials and an administrative policy-making group. Historically, a bureaucracy was a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. Today, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution, whether publicly owned or privately owned.
Etymology
The term "bureaucracy" originates from the French word for office (bureau) and the Ancient Greek for word (kratia), which means 'power, rule'. In English, the term was first used in the writings of the British economist John Stuart Mill in 1854, where he referred to the French civil service.
Related Terms
- Public Administration: The implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service.
- Civil Service: A sector of government composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.
- Red Tape: Excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.
- Government: The system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Bureaucracy
- Wikipedia's article - Bureaucracy
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