The Military and the Praetorian Regimes in Pakistan Politics: Political Usurpers or Protectors of an Incipient Democracy? by Shamsul Khan

“…Pakistan seems to be a classic example of a praetorian state with regimes oscillating on both sides of the middle point of a military rule democracycontinuum, where the armed forces - often in collusion with the civil bureaucracy - is lodged in the centre of governance, dictating the actual course of actions, even when there is a civilian regime. …”
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China's Trade Policy Changes: Arguments and Criticisms by Gyula Krajczár

“…The main determinant of this is China's state- centredness and bureaucracy. …”
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Training Farmers or Educating Citizens? by Stig Thøgersen

“…It is a detailed study of the complex rural bureaucracy promoting agricultural innovation and change and reflects a deep understanding of how things worked on the ground in those relatively early years of market-oriented rural reforms. …”
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Ce que commémorer veut dire : la Smithsonian Institution et l’État fédéral à l’approche du Bicentenaire de la Révolution américaine, 1964-1976 by Marie Plassart

“…Commemoration appears to be a collective process of consensus-building, which is framed by the vertical organization of the federal bureaucracy. A top-down commemorative demand pervades the everyday professional activities of actors, who more or less adopt it as their own, depending on their professional status and their places in the chain of command.…”
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REFORMING THE CUBAN ECONOMIC MODEL: CAUSES AND PROSPECTS by Salim Lamrani

“…The serious difficulties which confronted the island are explained both by external factors (mainly the sanctions imposed by the United States, the global systemic crisis and natural disasters) and by internal factors (the bureaucracy, corruption, low productivity, hypertrophy of the public sector and the lack of a culture of debate, among others). …”
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State support of the local press: what mechanism should be implemented? by Oleksandr Bukhtatyi

“…Due to existence of certain reasons, both objective (complexity of regulatory and legislative procedures) and subjective (cumbersomeness of the state administration apparatus, excessive bureaucracy, in competency), the development of the state information policy is lagging behind changes in social development. …”
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Alternatives to a bureaucratic structure for the national health service. The point of view of a nurse. by Marta Lima Basto

“… Bureaucracy is characterised by rules, specific sphere of competence, hierarchy, specialized training, separation from means of production or administration and the recording in writing. …”
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Virtues in a post-traditional society by Patrick Giddy

“…Clark (2002) claims that the conditions of the new impersonal bureaucracy fail the basic needs of the human psyche for bonding and meaning. …”
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Rethinking local and regional governance in China: An institutional design and development perspective by Shui-Yan Tang

“…A key challenge confronting any sizeable country is how to build a unified nation while avoiding the trap of relying on a centralized government and an ossified bureaucracy that fail to address multi-faceted governance issues at varying levels and scales. …”
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La autonomía indígena «tutelada» en Bolivia by Stéphanie Rousseau, Hernán Manrique

“…On the one hand, there is the recognition of the right to self-determination; on the other, there is the constant control exercised by the state bureaucracy on the forms and content of such autonomy. …”
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KAJIAN MIGRASI DAN PENGHIDUPAN TENAGA KERJA ASAL INDONESIA DI KAMPUNG PANDAN DALAM AMPANG JAYA MALAYSIA by , NUR ANGGA ARDIYANTO, , Prof. Dr. R. Rijanta, M.Sc.

“…Lack of understanding of the relevant bureaucracy in obtaining work permits and economic pressure is a problem that is examined in this Study. …”

Makna proses kebijakan: menyingkap kontroversi pembangunan Bali Nirwana Resort by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…Abstract Mainstream public policy theory has been heavily biased toward administrative approach which tends to oversimplify policymaking as internal process within state-bureaucracy. Policy process is perceived as nothing more than the exercise of authority even when legitimacy of his or her decision is undetected. …”

Contemporary populist politics through the macroscopic lens of Randall Collins’s conflict theory by Schroeder, R

“…Collins has identified a capitalist crisis, the dynamics of geopolitical legitimacy, and state-penetrating bureaucracy as three central processes in modern societies. …”

An anthropology of 'cancer villages': villagers' perspectives and the politics of responsibility by Lora-Wainwright, A

“…With reference to ethnographic examples, I argue that awareness of pollution's effects on health can only gain strength when it is consonant with locals' experience and moral parameters and when it is perceived to be productive in attracting media attention and obtaining redress from various levels of state bureaucracy.…”

The skills training levy in South Africa: skilling the workforce or just another tax? by James, S

“…Ten years on, the system is burdened with bureaucracy. Whilst there is evidence of increased skills training, it varies greatly within and between sectors. …”

The skills training levy in South Africa: skilling the workforce or just another tax? by James, S

“…Ten years on, the system is burdened with bureaucracy. Whilst there is evidence of increased skills training, it varies greatly within and between sectors. …”

KONFIGURASI BIROKRASI DI LINGKUNGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH KOTA TERNATE PASCA PEMILIHAN UMUM WALIKOTA KOTA TERNATE TAHUN 2010 (Studi : Upaya Birokrat dalam mempertahankan dan mendapatka... by , Taufan Akbar, , Nur Azizah, M.Sc

“…In addition to rampant politicization of the bureaucracy which occurred in momentum of the election, an issue often occurred immediately after the election is a "culture of rolling" of the bureaucrats position. …”

KONFIGURASI BIROKRASI DI LINGKUNGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH KOTA TERNATE PASCA PEMILIHAN UMUM WALIKOTA KOTA TERNATE TAHUN 2010 (Studi : Upaya Birokrat dalam mempertahankan dan mendapatka... by , Taufan Akbar, , Nur Azizah, M.Sc

“…In addition to rampant politicization of the bureaucracy which occurred in momentum of the election, an issue often occurred immediately after the election is a "culture of rolling" of the bureaucrats position. …”

EFEKTIVITAS PENGELOLAAN KELUHAN MASYARAKAT PADA LOD DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA (LOD DIY) DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA by , FAUZANI REFDIANI AZHAR, , Dr. Nunuk Dwi Retnandari

“…Fourth, LO SRY should make persuasive approach to governmental bureaucracy to increase bureaucrat awareness to implement LO SRY recommendation. …”

JENJANG KARIR DAN KEPUASAN KERJA PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL DI LINGKUNGAN SEKRETARIAT JENDERAL KEMENTERIAN KESEHATAN by , VERONICA WULAN DWI ASTUTI, , Prof. dr. Lutfan Lazuardi, M.Kes., Ph.D.

“…Keywords: Ministry of Health, Bureau of Planning and Budgeting, Bureaucracy Reformation, human resource, civil servant, career, job satisfaction, and organization commitment.…”