7/24/2019 Origins of Mandrains in Subcontinet

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Origins of Mandrains in Subcontinet

In a letter of July 1, 1764, Friedrich Melchior, baron von Gri declared! "#e are obsessed by

the idea of regulation, and our Masters of $e%uests refuse to understand that there is infinity of

things in a great state &ith &hich a governent should not concern itself'" Jean (laude Marie

)incent de Gournay soeties used to say, "#e have an illness in France &hich bids fair to *lay

havoc &ith us+ this illness is called bureaumania." Soeties he used to invent a fourth or fifth

for of governent under the heading of "bureaucracy'" In another letter of July 1, 176 -aron

Gri &rote also, ".he real s*irit of the la&s in France is that bureaucracy of &hich the late

Monsieur de Gournay used to co*lain so greatly+ here the offices, cler/s, secretaries,

ins*ectors, and intendants are not a**ointed to benefit the *ublic interest, indeed the *ublic

interest a**ears to have been established so that offices ight e0ist'" (Albrow 1970: 16)