UPSC Essay on democracy

Role of Bureaucracy in Democracy | GS Paper 2 Notes

Bureaucracy is thought to be antithetical to Democracy as the former seems to be non-elected rule But in actuality they are complementary Democracy needs to be responsive to the people’s demands but bureaucracy decreases responsiveness due to rigid hierarchical and procedural structures But this also eliminates/minimizes political discretion In traditional democracy people choose their representatives …

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