Bureaucracy is an organizational structure with the task of implementing the decisions and policies of its governing body.
Bureaucracy may also refer to: Bureaucracy, one of the five seasons of the Discordian calendar Bureaucracy (book), a 1945 political treatise by Ludwig von Mises Bureaucracy (video game), a 1987 Infocom game by Douglas Adams Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It, a 1989 book by James Q. Wilson Celestial bureaucracy, the pantheon of Chinese mythology Red tape, excessive regulation or adherence to standardized procedure Street-level bureaucracy, individuals who implement laws and public policies
See also Bureaucrat Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy Civil service Public administration Red tape