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BUREAUCRATIC BALANCE OF POWER PRINCIPLE
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BUREAUCRATIC BALANCE OF POWER PRINCIPLE
when a conflict over
alternative policy proposals arises, they tend to be evaluated on
the basis of the extent to which they imply an alteration in the
relative power positions of the various subsystems affected. That
decision is favored which least disrupts the existing balance of
power among the subsystems. (Wheeler, 1970, p.133)