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BUREAUCRATIC BALANCE OF POWER PRINCIPLE Definition & Legal Meaning

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When a conflict over alternative policy proposals arises, they tend to be evaluated on the basis of the extent to which they imply an alteration in the relative power positions of the various subsystems affected. That decision is favored which least disrupts the existing balance of power among the subsystems.

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