TY - JOUR AU - Mises, Ludwig von PY - 2015/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Psychological Consequences of Bureaucratization JF - MISES: Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Law and Economics JA - MisesJournal VL - 3 IS - 2 SE - Society, Legislation and Politics DO - 10.30800/mises.2015.v3.793 UR - https://www.revistamises.org.br/misesjournal/article/view/793 SP - 537-546 AB - <p>In this work, the author discusses the psychological consequences of preferring a social and economic environment characterized by bureaucratic organization instead of a rational economic organization based on market prices. In the case of a social and economic life characterized by increasing bureaucratization, the paternalistic tutelage tends to become authoritarian and unfavorable to the strengthening of the critical sense, without which a false belief emerges, the idea that it is possible to have liberty under a system of complete regimentation.</p> ER -