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Bureaucratic Failure

Bureaucratic Failure is a type of Government Failure characterized by inefficiencies, inertia, or suboptimal outcomes in public administration arising from the self-interested behavior, informational asymmetries, or procedural rigidities inherent in bureaucratic organizations.

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189

Authors

105

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2017–2026

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Publications

123

The Blame Game: Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self-Preservation in Government

Kutsal Yesilkagit · West European Politics · 2012 · 640 citations

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A Theory of Misgovernance

Abhijit Banerjee · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1997 · 569 citations

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The blame game: spin, bureaucracy, and self-preservation in government

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 547 citations

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Strong States and Weak States: Sectoral Policy Networks in Advanced Capitalist Economies

Michael Atkinson, William D. Coleman · British Journal of Political Science · 1989 · 439 citations

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The Iron Law of Fiefs: Bureaucratic Failure and the Problem of Governance in the Chinese Economic Reforms

Max Boisot, John Child · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1988 · 368 citations

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Authors

189

  1. AD
    Aditya Dasgupta

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 153 citations

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  2. CJ
    Christopher J. Coyne

    George Mason University, United States

    2 publications · 68 citations

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  3. BR
    Bo Rothstein

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    2 publications · 191 citations

    2

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  4. KA
    Kwame Asamoah

    University of Ghana, Ghana

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  5. MG
    Michael Gilligan

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 153 citations

    2

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1–5 of 189

Institutions

105

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    319 citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    189 citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    153 citations

  4. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    105 citations

  5. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    156 citations

  6. University of Ghana

    Accra, Ghana

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    159 citations

  7. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    143 citations

  8. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    253 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 5 publications · 658 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 1K citations

    5

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  3. Public Administration and Development

    3 publications · 100 citations

    3

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  4. Administration & Society

    AAS · 3 publications · 172 citations

    3

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  5. International Journal of Public Administration

    IJPA · 2 publications · 37 citations

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