Lecture slide deck on "Bureaupathologies" (a related topic to Bureaucracy). This was for a class on Philippine Politics and Governance that I taught between 2003-2005. http://brianbelen.blogspot.com

1. Bureaupathologies

2. OVERVIEW
What are bureaupathologies?
What are examples of
bureaupathologies?
Why is it necessary to address
them?
What are some proposals of
bureaucratic reform?

3. Bureau-WHAT?!
Bureaupathologies refer to patterns
of behavior that bureaucracies are
observed to exhibit
More recently, the term has come to
mean the tendency of
bureaucracies to act dysfunctionally
and inefficiently

4. Examples:
Red Tape
Graft and Corruption
“Spoils” System
Cronyism
Nepotism
Etc.

5. Wanted: Reform
Reform is urgently needed in the
bureaucracy
Public goods and services have to be
delivered
Government support is more crucial
than ever in an increasingly
globalized world
The context of governance has
changed

6. Reinventing
Gov’t
Many attempts have been made
to reform the bureaucracy
One of the most recent influential
paradigms for bureaucratic reform
is the “reinventing government”
framework (Osborne and Gaebler)

7. Reinventing
Gov’t
Reengineering government to
become “catalytic”
Empowerment of local
communities in the delivery of
services
Institutionalizing competition in the
delivery of services

8. Reinventing
Gov’t
Shift from ruler- to mission-
oriented government
Liberalization of budgetary policies

9. Problems
Lack of political will
Inadequacy of the justice system
Reorientation of the punishment
and reward system
Lack of clear standards of
performance
Details of implementation?

10. Problems
Lack of political will
Inadequacy of the justice system
Reorientation of the punishment
and reward system
Lack of clear standards of
performance
Details of implementation?