According to the authors, what is the central characteristic of the federal bureaucracy?
What will be an ideal response?
The separate pieces were created and evolved in a piecemeal and political fashion as opposed to resulting from a single, coherent plan.
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Which of the following arguments would Ghemawat probably concede to globalization proponents?
a. that although the world is not flat today, it will be tomorrow b. that the Internet has rendered geographical boundaries irrelevant c. that cyberspace is the only "space" that is truly integrated globally d. that the trend lines mostly point to increasing levels of globalization e. nothing is inevitable about the process of globalization
According to the bureaucratic principle of hierarchy
a. growth in bureaucracy should be proportional to growth in population. b. civil servants should be selected on the basis of demonstrated technical merit. c. there should be a clear dichotomy between political and administrative questions. d. bureaucrats should be organized in a clear chain of command.