The Weberian Bureaucratic Principles and Nigerian Public Bureaucracy: An Evaluation

摘要

The o~jective of this paper is to highlight and rein/(m.:e theudindispensability of the Weberian bureaucratic principles to theudeffective functioning of public sector organisation. IJieher'sudtheoretisation on bureaucracy had Sl!ffered numerous danwgingudcriticisms from scholars: howe, 'e'~ the conlribulions remoinudunassailable. Using this model as benchmark. the paper allemptedudan evaluative excursion of the Nigerian Public Sel'l'ice ondudexamined the extent of conformity with the principles in prac!ice.udThe paper observed that the search for efficiency in the .Viger ianudpublic bureaucracy has been a very tall task 11 ·ith one ref'ormudcommittee replacing the other from 193-1 to date. The noticeableudfeatures of the various reform efforts via their reports ore allempls a/udorganizational/institutional development and meosures targeted atudenhancing managerial capacity. Weber's characteri::ation (legaludrational authority) of bureaucracy underscores lhe essence ofiheseudreform initiatives and it also constitutes thefit!crwn oft he Nigerianudpublic bureaucracy. The paper recommended among others, theudobjective implementation ofmeasures aimed at improving efficiencyudin the public service, zeroing- in on entrenching meril11'hile seekingudto preserve federal character in appointments and pmmot ions.