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Bureaucratic Downsizing

Bureaucratic Downsizing is a strategic reduction in the size, structure, or personnel of public sector administrative agencies characterized by the deliberate elimination of positions, functions, or hierarchical layers to enhance organizational efficiency, cut costs, or realign governmental capacity, distinguishing it from broader public sector downsizing by its specific focus on administrative and bureaucratic apparatuses rather than service delivery or policy domains.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Taking the power out of empowerment – an experiential account

Srilatha Batliwala · Development in Practice · 2007 · 443 citations

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The Ups and Downs of Bureaucratic Organization

Johan P. Olsen · Annual Review of Political Science · 2008 · 255 citations · Full text

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Public Sector Downsizing: An Introduction

Martín Rama · The World Bank Economic Review · 1999 · 143 citations

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Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing

William McKinley, Mark A. Mone, Vincent L. Barker · Journal of Management Inquiry · 1998 · 104 citations

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Downsize My Polity? The Impact of Size on Party Membership and Member Activism

Steven Weldon · Party Politics · 2006 · 94 citations

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Authors

83

  1. MR
    Martín Rama

    World Bank, United States

    3 publications · 184 citations

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  2. LO
    Linda O’Brien‐Pallas

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 67 citations

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  3. SH
    Steven H. Appelbaum

    Concordia University, Canada

    2 publications · 25 citations

    2

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  4. SC
    Sarah Carnochan

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. CE
    Chris Edwards

    Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 15 citations

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Institutions

57

  1. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    154 citations

  2. World Bank

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    173 citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    201 citations

  4. Marine and Freshwater Research Institute

    Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    99 citations

  5. Cato Institute

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  7. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 3 publications · 112 citations

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  2. The World Bank Economic Review

    2 publications · 154 citations

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  3. Journal of Urban Affairs

    1 publications · 10 citations

    1

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  5. Review of Public Personnel Administration

    ROPPA · 1 publications · 32 citations

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