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100			_aCaiden, Gerald E
245			_aWhat really is public maladministration?
520			_aBasing on research conducted in different countries on administrative failures and maladministration, Caiden attempts to construct a view of public maladministration which draws sustenance basically from the bureaucratisation process with its impact on administrative behaviour and organisation. To evolve a proper theoretical framework, he presents an interesting and comprehensive typology of over 175 bureaupathologies. Drawing support from research findings, Caiden endorses the view that these bureaupathologies reflect not the failings of individuals in public administration organisations but the systemic and organisational deficiencies caused by bureaucratic inertia and complacency. The article reflects t
650			_a Maladministration
650			_a Public Administration
650			_aBureaucracy
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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999			_c1544 _d1544