Comparative Public Institutions [POL2042S] (POL2042S)

Summarised, yet detailed lectures notes on how the success or failure of bureaucratic work can affect economic development.

This document includes information on: * The Role of Bureaucracies * Why Bureaucracies Represent an Influential Political Institutions Despite the Fact that it Consist Non-Elected Officials who are Meant to be Non-Partisan

Summarised, yet detailed lecture notes on bureaucracies in International Organisations in the UN. We take a look at how the bureaucratic affairs and issues manifest on a global scale when the trajectories of global politics, contrasting political ideologies and varied socio-cultural contexts come into play within international bureaucracies.

Summarised, yet detailed lectures notes on how bureaucracies function in a South African context - and more specifically, how bureaucracies operated under the oppressive apartheid regime.

Summarised, yet detailed notes on the functionality of rational bureaucracies in a sub-saharan context.

Summarised, yet detailed lectures notes on: * the value of comparative analysis * how to conduct comparative analysis * Why institutions matter in the study of politics * How we use institutions to study politics comparatively [NB! contains 2 spelling mistakes of the word 'institutions']

Summarised, yet detailed notes on the Rational Bureaucratic Model. The notes includes include information on: * the emergence of the model * what the model is * the general features of the model * the conceptualisation of the rational model into the 'Weberian Framework' by Max Weber

Summarised, yet Detailed Lectures Notes about the behaviour of public bureaucracies who adopt the Rational Model/Weberian Framework. These notes include these characteristics of a Rational Bureaucracy, as well as some of the shortcomings of the model identified by Michael Lipsky,

Summarised, yet detailed lectures notes on the Governance Approach: a theoretical approach to how public bureaucracies can operative more efficiently, effectively and with greater public responsiveness and trust.