Describe the major traits of ideal bureaucracy advocated for by Max Weber. What fingerprints do you see in each trait from military organization?
Compare the different styles of recruiting new civil servants in the Americas and in Europe. What are the major differences? How might these differences affect how policy is made in both sets of countries?
How does the idea of ‘new public management” combat the traditional problems faced by national bureaucracies? Does it create any new problems along the way?
What are the main differences between common law and code law? How might these differences affect the ways the government interact with the courts in these countries?
Imagine that you’ve been called in to create a new country’s judicial system. Which style of law would you advocate that the country follow? What set of courts would be available to them to judicial review? Why?
