Date of Award
4-1983
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. William A. Ritchie
Second Advisor
Dr. C .l. Eugene Kim
Third Advisor
Dr. Claude S. Phillips
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyse (1) the basic elements in Marx's and Weber's theories of bureaucracy, and (2) the contradictions and approximations that appear in both the Marxian and the Weberian paradigms. An attempt is made to examine the dysfunctional aspects of bureaucracy in relation to the Weberian model, and the bureaucratization of socialism which is the unanticipated consequence of the Marxian model. The conclusion of this study indicates that the two seemingly opposite approaches, after all, have certain similarities in their theoretical framework and in their practical dilemma.
Recommended Citation
Ho, Khai Leong, "The Marxian and the Weberian Theories of Bureaucracy: Contradictions and Approximations" (1983). Masters Theses. 1593.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1593