ABSTRACT
Finally, the economic theory of bureaucracy is examined. It is seen as a theoretical approach which contributes to insights about the behaviour of public sector bureaucrats, particularly when it is modified in ways which retain its concern to stress self-interested behaviour but show that it may lead to varied predictions of the way in which actual behavioural choices will be structured. A final note warns against the underlying determinism of theory that puts self-interest into so strong a predictive role.
