PSC 628SEM - Comparative Bureaucracies

Examines classical theories of bureaucracy beginning with Max Weber and the theory and practice of bureaucracy in various socio-cultural settings (U.S., Great Britain, France, USSR, China). Consideration of such factors as career, hierarchy, specialization, co-optation, role conflict and ambiguity, legitimacy, and the relationship of bureaucracy to culture, society, economics, technology, and politics. (Counts also in Public Policy field.)

Credits: 3