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budget-maximizing bureaucrat: a standalone construct

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Public administration

the model in which bureau heads seek to maximize their agency's budget, leading to oversupply of public services.

In public administration, budget-maximizing bureaucrat refers to the model in which bureau heads seek to maximize their agency's budget, leading to oversupply of public services. This meaning comes from Niskanen (1975) in The Journal of Law and Economics.[1]

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References

  1. Niskanen, W. A. (1975). Bureaucrats and Politicians. The Journal of Law and Economics, 18(3), 617-643. https://doi.org/10.1086/466829

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