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Write short note: Bureaucracy in developing societies.

  • UPSC 1986
  • Politics and Society

In most new states of Asia and Africa, bureaucracy was the strongest institution inherited from colonial rule, older and better organised than parties, legislatures or local bodies. It was expected to lead planned development. Yet its character departs from Max Weber's ideal type because of its colonial origin, its social environment and its relationship with…

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