What Has Caused Governments to Worry About the Future of the Bureaucracy

question 54

Multiple Choice

What has caused governments to worry about the future of the bureaucracy?

• A) "Bureaucracy bashing" has convinced many young people that a career in public service is undesirable and so fewer people will seek it as a career.
• B) Many colleges and universities have eliminated public administration as a major, limiting the number of people who can acquire this degree, which is necessary for public service.
• C) The majority of those employed by the bureaucracy are young with little experience in public administration, and this is having a negative effect on productivity.
• D) Since many states are planning on removing special benefits that public employees currently receive such as tax breaks, it is feared there will be a mass retirement of current employees.
• E) Private companies are increasingly assuming the functions of government typically handled by the bureaucracy, causing the state to lose influence.

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