Question

Why are bureaucracies so persistent (that is, difficult to destroy) according to Weber?

Answer 1

Bureaucracies are very persistent, that is, difficult to destroy them as the material fate of the masses of the private companies depends heavily on the correct functioning of the increasingly bureaucratic organizations. This heavy relying on the functioning of the Bureaucracy makes it difficult to destroy. Further, by keeping the knowledge of the professionally informed secret they try to maintain their superiority. Thus the specific invention of bureaucracy is the concept of the "official secret", according to Weber.