Cages of Reason: The Rise of the Rational State in France, Japan, the United States, and Great Britain by Silberman, Bernard S. S - 1993

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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Printed paper wraps, octavo, not illustrated. Book has mild wear to wraps, binding tight, text clean and unmarked.

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Paperback / softback. New. Blending political, historical, and sociological analysis, Bernard S. Silberman offers a provocative explanation for the bureaucratic development of the modern state. The study of modern state bureaucracy has its origins in Max Weber's analysis of the modes of social domination, which Silberman takes as his starting point. Whereas Weber contends that the administration of all modern nation-states would eventually converge in one form characterized by rationality and legal authority, Silberman argues that the process of bureaucratic rationalization took, in fact, two courses. One path is characterized by permeable organizational boundaries and the allocation of information by "professionals." The other features well-defined boundaries and the allocation of information by organizational rules. Through case studies of France, Japan, the United States, and Great Britain, Silberman demonstrates that this divergence stems from differences in leadership… Read More

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Univ of Chicago Pr, 1993. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 495 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.