Technocracy

Definition

Of tekné , art and of kratos, capacity. It is a system of political organization and social in whom the technicians (implied here, those controlling the techniques of different nature and high level) exert a dominating influence.

By the frequent use of Argument of authority in this type of organization, technocracy is often regarded as incompatible with the Démocratie because of its élitiste principle .

In the Democracy S Occident ales, the technicians are increasingly numerous in the personnel of the Gouvernement S and the legislative assemblies. This is perhaps due to the greatest number of topics on which the elected officials must legislate, especially their increasing complexity (economic mechanisms , legal, scientific knowledge, etc) This makes it possible the elites to make decisions for the community.

The term Technocrate is often employed pejoratively to appoint a pure theorist disconnected from the practice.

Origins of the concept

Historically, the Positivism of Auguste Count, resulting from Saint-Simon, can be regarded as one of the inspirers of the technocratic thought.

" Technocracy is a scientific government having for objective the blooming of each citoyen"

In the pro-Franco Spain the tecnócratas was a group of politicians related to the Opus Dei who launched a reconversion to the Spanish economy, starting from the situation of Autarcie left by the phalangist S; they left Spain its insulation in the contiguous one to the capitalist system of Western Europe and by amorçant the Spanish Economic miracle.

Technocracy in company

In the world of the company, a technocratic organization is an organization which puts the Expertise in the middle of its system of decision.

It is with a calling into question of technocracy to the capacity in the multinational General Electric that Jack Welch, new chairman in 1981, amorça a new era which made from school in Management of company.

See too

Technocrat
Méritocratie
Elite
Technical Organization
Positivism

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