Abstract
The 'Theory of Bureaucracy' is considered to be one of the most widely
used administrative models. It was conceptualized by Max Weber, who
envisioned it as a rational, impersonal, rule-bound, hierarchical system
having a clear division of labor and specialization. Despite suggesting
a highly mechanical administrative system, Weber was well aware of
the challenges that overemphasis of rationality may pose. He predicted
that extreme rationalism of bureaucratic capitalism could result in
individuals descending into the quagmire of the 'Iron Cage.' He stated
that "It is horrible to think that the world would one day be filled with
little cogs, little men clinging to little jobs and striving towards the
biggest ones." This article utilizes the ideas of Weber's 'Iron Cage'
philosophy to explore the British Colonial bureaucracy through the
lens of its history, motives, structure, and the patrimonial role it plays
for the Bureaucracy of Pakistan. This article also explores the role
colonial legacy played in the consolidation of such immense power by
the Pakistani bureaucracy, that no reform agenda has been wholly
successful in curtailing it.
Muhammad Uzair Hashmi, Shajeea Shuja. (2020) THE BUREAUCRACY OF PAKISTAN: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MAX WEBER’S ‘IRON CAGE’ PHILOSOPHY, Gomal University Journal of Research, Volume 36, Issue1.
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