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Ludwig von Mises

Bureaucracy

Year
1944
Original language
English

Bureaucracy versus entrepreneurial coordination.

About this work

Bureaucracy (1944) contrasts bureaucratic management with the profit-and-loss calculus of entrepreneurial organization and discusses the limits and logic of public administration.

Historical context

Written during World War II in the context of Mises’s American exile. Concrete edition of the indexed scan PDF: needs review.

Key themes

  • Bureaucratic vs. entrepreneurial organization
  • Incentives in public administration
  • Limits of central direction

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