Table I

Planned and unintended consequences of bureaucratic autonomy

Increased bureaucratic autonomy leads to: Planned consequences Unintended consequences
Accumulation of power
  • Co-optation strategies
  • Organisational “mission”
  • Bureaucracy exploits information asymmetries
  • Bureaucratic politics
Separation from politics
  • Rule of law presupposes certainty and predictability
  • Sound monetary policies presuppose professional autonomy
  • Unresponsiveness
  • Unaccountability
  • Resistance to change
  • Executives are autonomy maximizers
Changes in performance
  • Bureaucracy promotes effectiveness
  • Higher efficiency
  • Budget maximization
  • Slack maximization

Figure 1

ESCB as a third party to the Community

Figure 1 Dutzler

Note that there is a new version of this figure.


©2001 by Dutzler
formated and tagged by MN&SH, 5.3.2001, amended by MN, 26.3.2001