The Theory of Bureaucratic Capture Holds That

question 45

Multiple Choice

The theory of bureaucratic capture holds that:

• A) interest groups become the tools of bureaucracies.
• B) interest groups influence legislative oversight of the bureaucracy.
• C) bureaucrats' own goals are in danger of being replaced by those of the groups they regulate.
• D) most interest groups are more powerful than bureaucracies.
• E) interest groups often fall victim (or are "captured") by inefficiencies that come from their own internal bureaucracies.

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