Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
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"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
All labels observed (2)
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| Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It canonical | 2 |
| Bureaucracy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2182480 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It Context triple: [James Q. Wilson, notableWork, Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It]
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A.
Administrative Behavior
Administrative Behavior is Herbert A. Simon’s influential book that applies behavioral and decision-making theories to explain how organizations and their administrators actually function.
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B.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
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C.
Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City
"Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City" is a landmark political science study that analyzes the distribution of power and democratic decision-making in New Haven, Connecticut.
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D.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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E.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It Target entity description: "Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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A.
Administrative Behavior
Administrative Behavior is Herbert A. Simon’s influential book that applies behavioral and decision-making theories to explain how organizations and their administrators actually function.
-
B.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
-
C.
Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City
"Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City" is a landmark political science study that analyzes the distribution of power and democratic decision-making in New Haven, Connecticut.
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D.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
-
E.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ public administration book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain what government agencies do
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explain why government agencies behave as they do ⓘ |
| analyzes |
how rules and procedures shape agency behavior
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why agencies perform differently ⓘ |
| approach |
empirical case-study analysis
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theoretical analysis of incentives and constraints ⓘ |
| author | James Q. Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
classic in the study of bureaucracy
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seminal work in public administration ⓘ |
| examines |
agency goals and missions
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internal incentives of bureaucrats ⓘ organizational constraints in government agencies ⓘ organizational culture in public agencies ⓘ political control of bureaucracy ⓘ relationship between agencies and elected officials ⓘ street-level bureaucracy ⓘ |
| field |
political science
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public administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. federal agencies
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surface form:
United States federal agencies
local government agencies in the United States ⓘ state government agencies in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
political science
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public administration ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on bureaucratic politics
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the study of organizational theory in government ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bureaucracy
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government agencies ⓘ organizational behavior in government ⓘ public administration ⓘ public policy implementation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed empirical examples of U.S. agencies
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integrating organizational theory with political analysis ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
policy practitioners
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scholars of public administration ⓘ students of political science ⓘ |
| usedIn |
graduate courses in public administration
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graduate courses in public policy ⓘ undergraduate courses in American government ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It Description of subject: "Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bureaucracy
subject surface form:
James Q. Wilson