On the Administrative Sector of Social Systems: An Analysis of the Size and Complexity of Government Bureaucracies in the American States

This study is concerned with the analysis of the size and complexity of the governmental bureaucracies of the 50 American states, and more generally with the “administrative sector” of all social systems. Four hypotheses are formulated and tested. All of the hypotheses are supported, and this is int...

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Published in:Social forces 1974-06, Vol.52 (4), p.549-558
Main Author: Noell, J. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BUREAUCRACY
Bureaucracy/Bureaucracies/ Bureaucrat/ Bureaucratic
Censuses
Division of labor
DOMESTIC POLITICS
Govern/Governing/Government/ Governmental/ Governments
Government bureaucracy
Human resources
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, NONEXECUTIVE
POLITICAL AND POWER PROCESS
POLITICAL SYSTEM AS A WHOLE
Population size
Population structure
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC POLICY
Social structure/Social structures
Social structures
Social systems
State government
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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Summary:This study is concerned with the analysis of the size and complexity of the governmental bureaucracies of the 50 American states, and more generally with the “administrative sector” of all social systems. Four hypotheses are formulated and tested. All of the hypotheses are supported, and this is interpreted as supporting a systems perspective in the analysis of social structure.
ISSN:0037-7732
1534-7605
DOI:10.1093/sf/52.4.549