Problem
Official disregard for people as human beings
Other Names:
Government disregard for individualsImpersonality of bureaucracy
Nature:
The inflexible traditional bureaucracy of social care services limits both the accessibility of services and the coverage of people's needs. There is a lack of creative exchange and a narrow range of alternatives in the political process, and the individual is no longer able to control his access to services, nor is there consensus on the maintaining of systems of access.
Incidence:
Social and governmental agencies often equate progress in dealing with social problems with more efficient handling of data. More and more time is spent with internal communications and less and less with those the agency is to be serving.
Broader Problems:
Grievances of citizensUnsolved social problemsInadequate political networksComplicity with structural injustice Aggravates:
Social inaccessibilityUnbridled individualismUnsympathetic token servicesThwarted community enthusiasmDenial of right to develop as human beingsExcessive waiting times in government facilitiesPlacement of the burden of proof on the disempoweredIneffective delivery of basic human resource servicesMisrepresentation of self-sufficiency as socially responsible Reduces:
Overemphasis on individual rights Strategies:
Requiring social service bureaucracyAppreciating people as human beingsPersonalizing bureaucracy Subject(s):
Government → Government Management → Administration
Mankind → Human
Social Activity → Social services
Society → Individuals
Society → People
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST