Which of these, if true, would best support a rational-material explanation of the weakness of American bureaucracy?
a. American society tends to view large organizations of any type as both inefficient and ineffective.
b. American bureaucracy developed at a time when the United States was one of the world's weaker nations.
c. Most Americans think that people who become bureaucrats lack the skills needed to compete in the private sector.
d. Life in the United States is so stable and prosperous that most Americans do not feel insecure enough to need a strong bureaucracy.
Answer: a
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