Word: bureaucratice
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Most Harvard quarrels are conducted discreetly, cloaked by quiet bureaucratic manuevering and polite diplomatic statements. But last week, a running dispute over the role of fiction writing in the Expository Writing program surfaced and the fur began to fly.
In the course of its hearings, Carnegie II heard from writers, directors and independent producers, "who almost unanimously complained of an overly complicated structure, lack of authority to make decisions, and bureaucratic rivalry that stifled creativity." Yet by partially centralizing programming decisions--in effect limiting the pool of programs that...
Bob's formal responsibilities were far broader than mine: to review and edit my written reports on price-support levels, and to keep tabs on all developments affecting domestic agricultural production. I soon discovered that his idea of keeping tabs consisted of reading a few magazines and departmental circulars...
Typhoons, droughts and other natural disasters have contributed to Viet Nam's agricultural problems, but government incompetence has been the principal cause. Bureaucratic foul-ups hindered the planting of new strains of rice that are more resistant to drought, and the distribution of pesticides in areas infested by plant...
A searing anatomy of pain is charted by Playwright Olwen Wymark, an American woman who lives in England, in Find Me, a drama about a disturbed young girl and her progressive deterioration at the hands of bureaucratic bumblers. While the key role is shared, Lisa Goodman is most affecting in...