Max Weber: the Iron Cage

Max Weber: the Iron Cage

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant information relating to the analysis of Max Weber's work. In the chapter “Max Weber: the Iron Cage”, the author argues about the effectiveness of modern bureaucratic structures over administrative structures. The basic purpose of author's analysis in this chapter is to examine the different aspects of bureaucracy and democracy and scrutinize the relationship between the two structures i.e. bureaucratic and administrative structures.

Discussion

Main Arguments

Max Weber argues that bureaucracy is a typical phenomenon of the modern era. Weber ...