Article: The Inhumanity of Government Bureaucracies.

The media attention focused on elected officials leads many people to think of them as "the government." Such thinking diverts us from the recognition of a critical truth: politically articulated agendas are transformed into reality only by bureaucratic systems. Bureaucracies are the dominant means by which governments control and influence the daily lives of people throughout the world.

If only because of the prominent position that government bureaucracies occupy in society, we need to understand the forces bearing upon the execution of their functions. This need is heightened by the common observation that government bureaucrats routinely treat people in ways ...

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