Lec 57: The Iron Cage of Bureaucracy | Max Weber

In this lecture, we will study about:
1. Concept of Power as propounded by Max Weber.
2. Weber uses the German word Herrschaft for legitimate form of power which is called as authority or domination.
3. Max Weber constructed an ideal type of authority.
4. Weber argues that there are three types of authority namely Traditional authority, Charismatic authority and Legal-Rational authority.
5. Whereas Marx was talking about Modes of Production, Max Weber deals with modes of authority in his famous work Class, Status and party.
6. Max Weber argues Bureaucracy as Legal Rational authority is most superior and efficient form of organisation of work.
7. Weber also talks about Bureaucracy as an Iron cage.

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