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Robert J. Antonio
American Sociological Review
Vol. 44, No. 6 (Dec., 1979), pp. 895-912
Published by: American Sociological Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2094715
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Abstract
One of the contributions of Max Weber is his distinction between formal and substantive rationality. When viewed in relation to his theory of bureaucracy this distinction provides a context for clarifying the domination aspects from the productive activities of organization. The case study of Roman bureaucracy is used to illustrate how the contradictions between two coexisting forms of rationality--one reflecting the control of persons and resources and the other the production (and distribution) of goods and services--contributed to the decline and collapse of the Roman Empire.
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American Sociological Review © 1979 American Sociological Association
