Practice question · True or false
Weber regarded bureaucracy as technically superior to other forms of organisation in precision, speed and consistency.
Hints
- He was describing what replaced patrimonial administration.
- He named the costs separately and did not deny the superiority.
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True
Why
True, and it is the claim the everyday insult obscures. Weber held that bureaucracy is the most technically efficient form of organisation known, and separately named the iron cage, dehumanisation and the political power of officials as its costs. Both halves are his.
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