The Bureaucrats |
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| Author:
| Balzac, Honore De |
| Editor:
| DUPLICATE, Marco |
| Translator:
| Foulkes, Charles |
| Series title: | European Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-0973-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1993 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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The Bureaucrats (
Les Employes) stands out in Balzac's immense
Human Comedy by concentrating precisely and penetratingly on a distinctive "modern" institution: France's state bureaucracy. Rabourdin, aided by his unscrupulous wife, attempts to reorganize and streamline the entire system. Rabourdin's plan will halve the government's size while doubling its revenue. When the plan is leaked, Rabourdin's rival--an utter incompetent--gains the overwhelming...
More Description The Bureaucrats (Les Employes) stands out in Balzac's immense Human Comedy by concentrating precisely and penetratingly on a distinctive "modern" institution: France's state bureaucracy. Rabourdin, aided by his unscrupulous wife, attempts to reorganize and streamline the entire system. Rabourdin's plan will halve the government's size while doubling its revenue. When the plan is leaked, Rabourdin's rival--an utter incompetent--gains the overwhelming support of the frightened and desperate body of low-ranking functionaries.