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Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration<\/h2>\r\nbureaucracy<\/strong> an administrative group of nonelected officials charged with carrying out functions connected to a series of policies and programs\r\n\r\nbureaucrats<\/strong> the civil servants or political appointees who fill nonelected positions in government and make up the bureaucracy\r\n\r\ncivil servants<\/strong> the individuals who fill nonelected positions in government and make up the bureaucracy; also known as bureaucrats\r\n\r\nmerit system<\/strong> a system of filling civil service positions by using competitive examinations to value experience and competence over political loyalties\r\n\r\npatronage<\/strong> the use of government positions to reward individuals for their political support\r\n\r\npublic administration<\/strong> the implementation of public policy as well as the academic study that prepares civil servants to work in government\r\n\r\nspoils system<\/strong> a system that rewards political loyalties or party support during elections with bureaucratic appointments after victory\r\n

Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service<\/h2>\r\npay schedule<\/strong> a chart that shows salary ranges for different levels of positions vertically and for different ranks of seniority horizontally\r\n

Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types<\/h2>\r\ngovernment corporation<\/strong> a corporation that fulfills an important public interest and is therefore overseen by government authorities to a much larger degree than private businesses\r\n\r\nred tape<\/strong> the mechanisms, procedures, and rules that must be followed to get something done\r\n

Controlling the Bureaucracy<\/h2>\r\nnegotiated rulemaking<\/strong> a rulemaking process in which neutral advisors convene a committee of those who have vested interests in the proposed rules and help the committee reach a consensus on them\r\n\r\nprivatization<\/strong> measures that incorporate the market forces of the private sector into the function of government to varying degrees\r\n\r\nwhistleblower<\/strong> a person who publicizes misdeeds committed within a bureaucracy or other organization","rendered":"

Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration<\/h2>\n

bureaucracy<\/strong> an administrative group of nonelected officials charged with carrying out functions connected to a series of policies and programs<\/p>\n

bureaucrats<\/strong> the civil servants or political appointees who fill nonelected positions in government and make up the bureaucracy<\/p>\n

civil servants<\/strong> the individuals who fill nonelected positions in government and make up the bureaucracy; also known as bureaucrats<\/p>\n

merit system<\/strong> a system of filling civil service positions by using competitive examinations to value experience and competence over political loyalties<\/p>\n

patronage<\/strong> the use of government positions to reward individuals for their political support<\/p>\n

public administration<\/strong> the implementation of public policy as well as the academic study that prepares civil servants to work in government<\/p>\n

spoils system<\/strong> a system that rewards political loyalties or party support during elections with bureaucratic appointments after victory<\/p>\n

Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service<\/h2>\n

pay schedule<\/strong> a chart that shows salary ranges for different levels of positions vertically and for different ranks of seniority horizontally<\/p>\n

Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types<\/h2>\n

government corporation<\/strong> a corporation that fulfills an important public interest and is therefore overseen by government authorities to a much larger degree than private businesses<\/p>\n

red tape<\/strong> the mechanisms, procedures, and rules that must be followed to get something done<\/p>\n

Controlling the Bureaucracy<\/h2>\n

negotiated rulemaking<\/strong> a rulemaking process in which neutral advisors convene a committee of those who have vested interests in the proposed rules and help the committee reach a consensus on them<\/p>\n

privatization<\/strong> measures that incorporate the market forces of the private sector into the function of government to varying degrees<\/p>\n

whistleblower<\/strong> a person who publicizes misdeeds committed within a bureaucracy or other organization<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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