Abstract
This paper argues that the study of bureaucracy should explicitly recognize the latter's essential organizational existence, and further, that explanations of bureaucratic behaviour are promoted by adopting dynamic political models of organization. Various literatures which appear to adopt elements of such an approach are discussed. From this a model of bureaucracy is formulated which draws particular attention to power, political bargaining and historical development. Finally, the paper suggests something of the explanatory potential of such a model in the British context.
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