Government organization serving Rosenberg Texas

A government organization is…..

Conduct an internet search of a government organization serving Rosenberg Texas and review the organization’s website. Describe the organization and its purpose, and include the link to the website. Discuss evidence you have found on the website that would demonstrate that this organization is a government organization. Based on your readings this week, suggest one additional piece of evidence that could be added to the website to further distinguish the organization as a government organization. Reflect on why you believe this evidence would be important. In your responses to your classmates, provide feedback on the evidence they have found, making further suggestions on evidence that could be added to the website.

Instructor notes;

Being a retired police officer, the government organization I am most familiar with is that of city government. But you will find that even at the city level bureaucratic inertia and ritualism prevail. Are you familiar with Weber’s work in the area of bureaucracies? If not, here’s a link: https://www.davidpublisher.org/Public/uploads/Contribute/5b5ae6507c2d1.pdf (Links to an external site.)

It’s all about an application of Weber’s work to Pakistan’s civil service.

Bureaucracy: Max Weber’s Concept and Its Application to Pakistan

Irfan Ahmed Shaikh University of Sindh, Jamshoro,
Pakistan Arshad Islam International Islamic University,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bashir Ahmed Jatoi University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Here’s the abstract from the author:

To investigate Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy and its relevance to Pakistan’s civil service, this study explains the system of governance followed in different nations, its function, and bureaucratic formulations in the well-managed and administered state. The paper analyzes reasons for the poor performance of Pakistani public service provision. International development doctrines pertaining to governance are based on accountable to the governments and effective bureaucracy. This study explores the formation of the Pakistani state and civil service and its role in the implementation of government policies. Irrespective of the system of governance followed across different nations, the presence, and functioning of a bureaucratic set-up is crucial to manage and administer the state. However, in Pakistan there has been an egregious failure of the bureaucratic set-up to achieve this vision. This study explores the reasons why based on Weberian sociological theory affirming that the main characteristic of bureaucracy is espirit de corps, doing things for the good of the institution (i.e., civil service) even if goes against the public interest. This study analyzes such orientation in the context of a major developing state, Pakistan. The essential principal function of bureaucracy is to honestly and sincerely implement the government policies on behalf of the people. The government provides representation of the national interest, mainly when democratically elected, while the bureaucracy provides skills and know-how; the latter is liable to the former, but often not directly to the public. Thus, bureaucrats are usually known as “civil servants”, who provide continuity in governance and daily life, despite the vagaries of changes in government. This is a qualitative research entirely based on literature survey from library data collected from books and articles. Keywords: bureaucracy, Max Weber, government policies, democracy, Pakistan

Resources

Required Text 

Rainey, H. G. (2009). Understanding and managing public organizations (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9780470402924 Book is attached

Chapter 3

Required References

U.S. Government Services Administration. (n.d.). Eligible organizations and activities. Retrieved from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/105055#public

Hansan, J.E. (n.d.). Origins of the state-federal public welfare programs (1932-1935). Retrieved from http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/programs/origins-of-the-state-federal-public-welfare-programs/

Rigby, A. (2001). Humanitarian assistance and conflict management: the view from the non-governmental sector. International Affairs, 77(4), 957-966. doi: 10.1111/1468-2346.00229