Bureaucratic Resistance and Its Impact on Policy Efficiency: A Political Science Analysis
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KUN HEO* Affiliation: London School of Economics and Political Science , United Kingdom
Summary
This article examines how bureaucrats can resist or obstruct policy implementation, leading to inefficiency in government service delivery. It explores the political power of bureaucrats who provide essential public services (healthcare, education, transportation, law enforcement) and how their resistance shapes policy outcomes. The piece analyzes the mechanisms through which bureaucratic resistance occurs, its impact on citizens' perceptions of government performance, and the challenges of attributing responsibility for poor service delivery. Published in the American Political Science Review, it is a scholarly, research-based analysis of bureaucratic influence on policy effectiveness.
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· 4 pulledBureaucrats play a central role in government as key providers of public services, from healthcare and education to transportation and law enforcement.
This position gives them both substantial influence on who gets what from government and grants them significant political power.
By affecting service provision, bureaucrats can shape citizens' perception of government performance and how they hold politicians accountable.
Because citizens find it difficult to accurately attribute responsibility for poor service delivery...
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