| We have all heard of the Bureaucracy that | | | | causes have been written about so far back as |
| permeates our present period civilization, we may | | | | 1600 BC; sound familiar and still today what do |
| also have heard of the political bureaucracy of | | | | we see? Surely human societies and civilizations |
| Ancient Rome. In the movie Hitch Hiker's Guide to | | | | have had enough of this already, but still today it |
| the Galaxy we see some comical relief in that Sci | | | | is ever present even in the United States, the |
| Fi Fantasy. Arthur C. Clarke also mentions the | | | | greatest civilization ever created in the written |
| bureaucracy in 3001. But perhaps you may not | | | | recorded history of mankind. |
| know the earliest written record of Bureaucracy. | | | | If human societies and civilizations cannot learn |
| You see, Bureaucracy has been written about as | | | | from these problems of the past then we will |
| far back as 1600 BC in the story of the "Eloquent | | | | continue to relive these as challenges in our future. |
| Peasant." The main character complains and | | | | We need to do something about this and we |
| critiques the lack of ethics of bureaucrats and | | | | ought to start now. |
| petty officials and the slow process of the court | | | | I certainly hope this article is of interest and that |
| system? | | | | is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help |
| Source; Handbook in the History of Philosophy by | | | | you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank |
| Albert E. Avey | | | | you for reading my many articles on diverse |
| Interesting that bureaucracy and the problems it | | | | subjects, which interest you. |