POLS 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Treasury Board Secretariat, Parole Board Of Canada, The Fourth Kind
14 Jan 2018
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Week 2 bu reauc ra cy: a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. If the prime minister and cabinet decide to take action at the priority setting stage the. The traditional function of the bureaucracy is that of policy of implementation that is administering policies established by the prime minister, cabinet and parliament. The bureaucracy is delegated a wide quasi legislative powers to make subordinate rules on its own. The bureaucracy engages in interest articulation in the sense of various departments speaking up for their own concerns or helping to advance the demands of their principal clientele bureaucracy is then centrally involved in the policy formation phase. The public service spends a great deal of time on formulating policies because of the details of such policies are usually beyond the grasp of the politicians.
