000			01062pab a2200169 454500
008			180718b1994 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aRiggs, Fred W.
245			_aBureaucrats as a ruling group _bMandarins, retainers, transients, and functionaries.
260			_c1994
300			_ap.1-22
362			_aJul-Dec
520			_a"The article discusses that bureaucrats are, by definition, public servants responsible for the non-political functions of public administration. This distracts attention from their power potential. In some countries, undoubtedly, bureaucrats are indeed powerless and, in any country, most low-status appointed officials have little or no power. Nevertheless, high ranking bureaucrats (military and civil) often exercise great influence within a state and sometimes constitute the dominant ruling group. In any comparative study of political systems we need to take the political roles played by bureaucrats into account"
650			_aCivil service
650			_aBureaucracy
773			_aAdministrative Change
909			_a31023
999			_c31023 _d31023