In response to a blog post - Bourgeois Bureaucracy

http://astrangethingcalledlife.blogspot.com/2008/03/bourgeois-bureaucracy.html

In the above blog the following issue is brought up.


If the officials are responsible for every failure then they must also be the ones behind every success of the government... How come the credit of success is always given to the ministers while every failure is the result of an erring official???
How can officials be blamed for govt policies???

The policies are drafted by the cabinet, the officials are responsible only for implementing them... As such the failure of the policies must be seen as lack of foresight on the part of the govt; the only blame that can be leveled against the officials is in the delay of implementing the plans... But then bureaucratic red-tape is a well accepted drawback inherent in such system...



My response to the post in an orkut community discussion is:
http://www.orkut.com/CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=7753845&tid=2586633211450203329



The post of politicians and bureaucrats is interesting and important.

Bureaucrats are judged by politicians and politicians are judged by people.

Definitely we should have system whereby some bureaucrats are recognized for their exemplary service. Such bureaucrats may be identified by multiple sections of the society, media, politicians, NGOs, and people in general. There can be a committee MPs and MLAs at state level who receive nominations from various people and organizations and declare some awards that recognize bureaucrats. There is no doubt that many of them are doing a fair days work or more than a fairdays work.

When politicians criticize them public there may be some truth in it. And also politicians are trying to deflect the blame from them. But we are there to make our judgments and many sitting MPs, MLAs and ministers are losing elections because of our judgment.

I like the issue raised by you and I am including your post and my reply in this community in my blog on political and social philosophy.

I request to think more into the issue and collect opinion of others also on the issue.