PSCI 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Federal Election Commission, Bloating, United States Postal Service
15 Oct 2016
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Refers to the agencies and offices devoted to carrying out the tasks of the government: bureaucracy for everything: Business: tasked with implementing policies that are passed by the government. The constitution and the buearcracy: said little about how the executive branch would be organized, congress was left with the task of creating the bureaucracy. Created the departments of treasury, foreign affairs (state), war (defense), and. Why hired an antorreny general: to implement solutions to problems and create public goods. Scientific knowledge (nasa: also to solve coordination problems. Increased nationalization led to growth: spike in size are correlated with reforms and new programs. Spoil system: to the victory goes the spoils, problems of incompetence and corruption. Everyone might not be qualified: congress established the civil service. Made it illegal to pay dues to a party to get a job. Reduced role of party bosses: get job through skill, not loyalty. Personal and institutional interests: ca(cid:374)"t get fired o(cid:374)(cid:272)e you get hired.
