In a lecture delivered at the London School of Economics and Political Science, he says that a society governed by abstract, impersonal rules will become richer than one ruled by personal relationships.
These works are all about restrictions: impersonal rules which require a quick, definitive line in space in order to complete the task.
It is because of this mistrust of authority that we retreat to empty ideas of neutrality, or try to create impersonal rules to govern every situation.
Offices are ranked in a hierarchical order and their operations are characterised by impersonal rules.
The administrative apparatus of the state in developing countries, however, rarely has come close to achieving the impersonal, rule-based status that Weber depicted.
Both systems are unconcerned with individual morality of the rulers and the ruled; rather they should be based on impersonal norms and standards: laws, administrative regulations, clearly defined rules of promotion and demotion, and the like.
Moreover, if the complexity of the task increases, then the coordination required to integrate the collective set of tasks will decreasingly depend on impersonal forms of coordination such as hierarchy, rules, and programs but more on interpersonal forms of coordination emphasizing interaction (Becky and Ockhuysen 2009; Van de Ven et al. 1976).
Don't rely on impersonal mailers.
Developing relationships with neighbours and the land slowly made more sense to me than depending on impersonal, fickle cash.
However, these gains rely on institutions, and when the rule of law breaks down (degrading institutions such as property rights, courts, arbitration, and economic exchange), people can no longer rely on impersonal institutions (North 2003).
